Thursday 17 September I wake before the alarm and decide to work on my blog. It doesn't take long to get ready and packed. I have some stomach cramps and I heard some other mentioned it and I'm a little worried about getting sick. We meet downstairs by 7am. It's -1 according to iPhone. The bus is here and we get aboard and head to the train station. The train is waiting so we get straight on. This is probably the most basic train so far. We get settled and wait...

Sunday 13 September I don't want to wake up. It's late when I do. There was a strange incident earlier in the morning our CEO had our door opened and came inside and just stood there. I think he was lost. A quiet relaxing morning passed. At 2pm we reach our 1st border crossing and had 2 hours free time to roam about. It was very hot. Eventually we brought water and sat in the shade. Then we had to sit on the train for over 2 hours while immigration came through...

Saturday 12 September Even with my nap I feel very exhausted when I wake. We pack and go for breakfast. It's yum with buckwheat, egg, bread and salad. The bus arrives before 9:30 and we leave on time. Back in Irkutsk we drop our bags into two rooms provided and go on a walking tour around the city and it's So very hot after the last two days. It gets to over 30°c. We walk around but the heat is exhausting. We see old wooden houses sinking into the streets. Nice...

Saturday 12 September Even with my nap I feel very exhausted when I wake. We pack and go for breakfast. It's yum with buckwheat, egg, bread and salad. The bus arrives before 9:30 and we leave on time. Back in Irkutsk we drop our bags into two rooms provided and go on a walking tour around the city and it's So very hot after the last two days. It gets to over 30°c. We walk around but the heat is exhausting. We see old wooden houses sinking into the streets. Nice...

Friday 11 September It's uncomfortable to wake to the alarm at 8am. No surprises. We get up and get sorted and packed and go down and eat breakfast. It's an old arrangement of food and I wonder if it's yesterday's left overs from the restaurant. After breakfast we go get our bags and wait in reception. We get our passports back and get on the small bus that takes us 1.5hrs up to the lake. At the bed and breakfast We get our rooms and then walk down to the small ...