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  • Siberian Rural Haystack - During the warmer months, which don't last long in Siberia, the area is primarily agricultural with vast farms and forests.
    siberian-farm.jpg
  • Tiny Russian Orthodox church on the shores of Lake Baikal - a popular stopover on the Trans-Siberian railway.
    lake-baikal-church.jpg
  • The most popular stop along the Trans-Siberian Railway is at Lake Baikal - one of the world's largest, deepest and cleanest lakes.  600 km long and 80 km wide, It is so huge that it contains 20% of the world's fresh water supply.  Sturgeon, salmon and the local speciality, omul, are products of the lake. The train passes by the lake at an unspectacular angle, but most Trans-Siberian and Trans-Mongolian passengers alight at Irkutsk Station and head for the a couple days on the lake.
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  • Siberia is known for its unique woodwork and architecture.  Even the most modest of buildings have elaborate woodwork decorating the windows.  Very often this woodwork is colorful  an attempt to cheer things up during the long, harsh winters that Siberia is known for.  Though this kind of architecture is to be seen in all parts of Siberia, the best examples are perhaps in Irkutsk - the Paris of Siberia.
    decembrist-cottage-3.jpg
  • Siberia is known for its unique woodwork and architecture.  Even the most modest of buildings have elaborate woodwork decorating the windows.  Very often this woodwork is colorful  an attempt to cheer things up during the long, harsh winters that Siberia is known for.  Though this kind of architecture is to be seen in all parts of Siberia, the best examples are perhaps in Irkutsk - the Paris of Siberia.
    siberian-cottage-1.jpg
  • Siberia is known for its unique woodwork and architecture.  Even the most modest of buildings have elaborate woodwork decorating the windows.  Very often this woodwork is colorful  an attempt to cheer things up during the long, harsh winters that Siberia is known for.  Though this kind of architecture is to be seen in all parts of Siberia, the best examples are perhaps in Irkutsk - the Paris of Siberia.
    decembrist-cottage-2.jpg
  • Siberia is known for its unique woodwork and architecture.  Even the most modest of buildings have elaborate woodwork decorating the windows.  Very often this woodwork is colorful  an attempt to cheer things up during the long, harsh winters that Siberia is known for.  Though this kind of architecture is to be seen in all parts of Siberia, the best examples are perhaps in Irkutsk - the Paris of Siberia.
    siberian-cottage-2.jpg
  • Siberia is known for its unique woodwork and architecture.  Even the most modest of buildings have elaborate woodwork decorating the windows.  Very often this woodwork is colorful  an attempt to cheer things up during the long, harsh winters that Siberia is known for.  Though this kind of architecture is to be seen in all parts of Siberia, the best examples are perhaps in Irkutsk - the Paris of Siberia.
    decembrist-cottage-1.jpg
  • Siberia is a lonely, empty place and it especially seems so at twilight.  During the long, harsh winters it seems especially empty and desolate.  Clearly, the best season to take the trip is from May through September.  The comfort of the train, congenial traveling companions and plenty of food from the platform or diner make the trip a jolly experience.  One that you will never forget.
    trans-siberian-railway-2.jpg
  • After braving dust storms, and a long border crossing the train rolls into Ulan Bator station.  Provodnitsa busily clean up the railway carriage before pushing off towards Irkutsk.
    trans-siberian-railway-1.jpg
  • First Class Compartiment on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Plush chintz and fluffy pillows make your home during the 7 day journey from Beijing to Moscow.
    trans-siberian-compartment.jpg
  • The Provodnitsa is your friendly  carriage attendant.  Besides keeping the bathrooms and corridors clean, and the samovar boiling with water, her job is also to keep track of your tickets - which she will hold for the duration of your journey, and advise passengers of the time at each stop, usually displayed in sign language or pointing at your watch.  While stretching on the platforms, it is rarely a good idea to stray far from the train, and to keep your eye out on the provenitsas for when they want you to get back on the train.  It would be most unlucky to be stuck in a provincial Mongolian or Russian village till the next train. .
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  • The blue-and-white theme on "The Baikal" continues to its corridors.  The provinitsas keep the water boiling at the end of each corridor, the carpets vacuumed and the windows locked.  Though everyone requests, at one time or another, that the windows be opened usually towards the end of the journey when smells are getting ripe, the attendants are loathe to open them.  In part, this is for the sake of security and guarding against unauthorized entry and theft.  However, it is to preserve the unholy air-conditioning that wafts down the corridors and through the compartments, except in stations when it shuts off.  This is when passengers most loudly request that the windows be opened, in addition to the photographers on board who always want at least one to be open.
    trans-siberian-corridor.jpg
  • This is the dining car on "The Baikal" the premium version of the Trans-Siberian that runs from Moscow to Irkutsk.  The Baikal has a better than usual dining car; depending on when you visit it and how well you tipped the waitress on your last visit.  Most passengers load up on snacks such as piroshkis and fruit on the platforms.   Still it can be fun to dine en route.
    trans-siberian-dining-car.jpg
  • Bearskin Rug at Siberian Cottage at Lake Baikal
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  • Siberian Woman and her Cat
    siberian-woman.jpg
  • Spires and Domes at the Exhaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Irkutsk
    exhaltation-of-the-holy-cross.jpg
  • Buryat Totem
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  • Exhaltation of the Holy Cross Church, Irkutsk
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  • All Aboard!  This version of the Trans-Siberian Railway is the "Baikal" which runs between Irkutsk, Siberia  ("The Paris of Siberia") and Moscow.  The Baikal is preferable to "The Rossiya" as it has a shower compartment which comes in handy.  As the trip takes three nights and four days, a shower is a nice thing to have for your comfort, not to mention the olfactory comfort of your fellow passengers.
    trans-siberian-railway-3.jpg
  • All Aboard!  This version of the Trans-Siberian Railway is the "Baikal" which runs between Irkutsk, Siberia  ("The Paris of Siberia") and Moscow.  The Baikal is preferable to "The Rossiya" as it has a shower compartment which comes in handy.  As the trip takes three nights and four days, a shower is a nice thing to have for your comfort, not to mention the olfactory comfort of your fellow passengers.
    trans-siberian-platform-1.jpg