Breakfast I started the day bright (not) and early by getting up at 5:30 am, getting dressed, and going downstairs for breakfast. The Russian food seems to be pretty similar to most European breakfasts with the exception of having a lot of cool and interesting dairy products. Cottage cheese fritters? yum. Condensed milk as a topping for…anything? Sweet. At this point, at least breakfast food is pretty similar to anything you’d find in any European hotel. Walkabout I started out with a quick walk around the city, leaving at 8 a.m. and returning by the time my driver arrived at 10. Since it is still dark until 10, nothing is…
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Irkutsk and the Taltsy Museum
Irkutsk Leaving Listvyanka So my last day in Listvyanka was simply hanging out in the hotel waiting for my ride to arrive at 11 a.m. Not enough time to go walk around, and it’s cold and I’m tired and really looking forward to sleeping as much as possible on the train. Nikolai makes me another delicious breakfast, this time with an omelette that is somehow fluffy *and* delicious, though I usually hate egg yolks. I take everything out of my bags, and re-pack, trying to take as little space as possible. Getting on and off of the train is a huge task, and the backpack straps catch on every doorknob…
