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...

Thursday 10 September Malcolm told me he woke at 2:30pm and was ready to get up. I didn't wake till the attendant knocked on the door at 6am. Local time it's 5 hours forward now. It's like waking up and it's lunch time. Half the day is gone. It's very relaxing. Peaceful. I'm surprised the scenery hasn't changed much. Still lots of silver berch trees along the tracks and the landscape. Eventually it opens up more to what looks like farm land and we can see more...