Irkutsk - 'The Paris of Siberia' (apparently)

Priviyet! Since we last posted we have been exclusively on the train. We took the Trans-Siberian Express part of the way down Russia to Irkutsk (where we are now) which took four nights, three days and covered over 5000 kilometers. We had a 2nd class cabin on the train which was roughly 6 foot square with four bunks and a small table. The four bunks meant we usually had someone in with us which included Anya (who is in the photo above) and a family from Kyrgystan who had the cutest train babies ever! Which we spent a good amount of time tickling.

We are now in Irkutsk stocking up on beers, crab crisps and misc foods we will discover the contents of later, or maybe not, its all part of the fun!

The train was an awesome experience which we will go into more detail later and post more photos when we have free internet and its a bit cooler in Mongolia. For now we catch a bus to Olkhon Island on Lake baikal tomorrow, where we will hopefully be for four days before catching our next train on saturday night. Missing you all lots, from Kaz, Sadie and Rich x