Fascinating day's tour. Was much made of the Gulag?
C'arn the Blues.Do I 'go the pies' or something more local?
Another beautiful morning in Irkutsk. Washing to leave for trip West to Arshan hot springs. ( No, this isn't me)
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Thanks for that pic - looks like an FD class 2-10-0 and would have been quite a site when in full flight!Driving away from the museum we spotted an engine, after all. Speculate that the round building is a water tower?
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The Trans Siberian railway guess though here of course - in fact an old and new route, which are both still used. A magnet for rail buffs.
Thanks for that pic - looks like an FD class 2-10-0 and would have been quite a site when in full flight!