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Irkutsk, Russia
I survived my 52 hour train trip to Irkutsk and immediatly got the buis down to a small town called Listvyanka. the trip wto Irkutsk was quite monotonos with just rolling hills and and forests but reaching Baikal was a real highlight. In terms of water volume Baikal is the biggest and deepest lake in the world it is also one of the cleanest . it holds about 40% of the worlds fresh water not including the poles all at a constant chilli 8 degrees. anyway enough of ...