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Listvyanka Russia: A Freezing Winter Trip

Day 1

Back from Olkhon Island, we went directly to the hotel in Listvyanka. It is a hotel called Baikal Khan which is owned by a Chinese. The decoration is quite cozy and breakfast is also provided. For a room for three, it costs around 550 RMB.

 

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It was already 5 pm when we settled down in the hotel. As the sun set over the village, we tried to catch the last wonderful moments of the day by exploring the neighborhood a little bit more.

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Me playing with snow

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Central fish market where traditional lake fish is sold.

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When the sun disappear in clouds, we went to a grill restaurant to have a simple dinner.

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Day 2

Listyanka is the closest lakeside village to Irkutsk with merely 1 hour bus time to reach. This is the best place for a short stay to experience a condensed experience of Siberia. So the next day, we began our journey from Chersky Mountain. We booked a taxi from hotel and reached the entrance within 15 mins. Here you can rent ski equipment and learn skiing under the guidance of a coach. For us, we decided to take the cable car and enjoy the mountain view only. The round trip for cable car is 250 rubbles per person.

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It was snowing heavily that day. Piercing wind blows against my face and I instantly felt numbness in my face. Although Lake Baikal is fully frozen at this moment, it’s only downstream river Angara River was still kept intact.

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Afterward, we went to The Taltsy Museum of Wooden Architecture and Ethnography and we had our lunch there.

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Luckily, the snow stopped and left us a sunny evening in our last several hours stay in Russia. We went to Lake Baikal again to catch the best sunset ever.

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Nicole

I am Nicole, a Chinese girl living in Singapore. I was born in the 1990s and am passionate about ways to expand the dimensions of life. Traveling ✈️,photography📷 and food 🍢 are definitely of my most interest. Having traveled to 19 countries 🌐 , I have a lot of stories and thoughts that I want to share with those like-minded. Feel free to connect with me. Life is a journey. It will never end.

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