BAIKAL

Lonely Planetin mainostama Hostel Arena oli yolla aivan sairaan kylma ja patjasta torrottavat jouset pureutu nukkuessa kylkiluiden valiin. Eli nukuttua tuli vain muutama tunti. Ja muutenkin Arena oli aikas hanurista. Talo oli luultavasti vanha Neukkuaikainen sairaala. Kaytavat oli kuoleman kalman varisia ja rappuauloissa tyhjia vastaan ottotiskeja. Hostellihune loyty paksuhkon terasoven takaa.
Aaumulla Pakattiin kamat ja vaihdettiin hostellia. Tultiin aiemmin katsottuun Irkutsk Downtown Hostelliin. Taa on tosi kotoisa ja LAMMIN hostelli. Ja taalla on jopa keittio!!

Ensin oli tarkotus lahtea paikallisbussilla Baikalille, mutta saatiin kerattya seitseman hengen porukka ja otettiin minibussi oppaineen, ja paineltiin 70 km itaan Listvjankaan ja siella si ihmeteltiin maailman syvinta jarvea (1600m, Sisaltaa 20% koko maailman makeasta vedesta)
Heikki poika paasi kokeileen uutta uistinta, joka muuten sattuu oleen Vaaksyssa valmistettu klassikko, Super Vibrax.
Sitten tehtiin pikku trekki sairaan jyrkan vuoren seinamalla olevaa polkua pitkin. Alla muutama kuva Baikalilta.

HYVAA ISANPAIVAA TOIVOTTAA HEIKKI & JORI (kumpikikin siis omille isille)

Sunday, November 12, 2006

BAIKAL

The Lonely Planet-advertised Hostel Arena was ice-block-freezing cold at night and the matress springs sticking out poked between one’s ribs when trying to sleep. So, I only had a few hours of sleep. In other ways the Arena sucked as well. The building seemed to be an old soviet-time hospital. The hallways were colored with a grim death shade and old reception counters were blocking the lobbies. The actual hostel room was found behind a thick steel door.

In the morning we packed our stuff and changed hostels. Now we’re in the Irkutsk Downtown Hostel, which we checked out earlier. It’s really a homely and WARM hostel. And they have a kitchen!

First we meant to take a local bus to lake Baikal, but we managed to form a group of seven people and hired a minibus with a guide and took 70 km to the east to Listvjanka, where we then wondered the deepest lake in the world (1600m, containing 20% of all the fresh water in the world).

So had Heikki-boy the chance to try out the new fishing lure, which by the way is a classic made in Vääksy, Super Vibrax. After that we went trekking a little along a track on a sickeningly steep mountain slope. I included a couple of photos from Baikal.

HAPPY FATHER’S DAY FROM HEIKKI & JORI (To their own fathers, that is.)