Russia/Beautiful Irkutsk (Heart of Siberia) Part 19
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Irkutsk/Иркутск
Irkutsk, is a city and the administrative center of Irkutsk Oblast, Russia, and one of the largest cities in Siberia. Population:650.000
The city proper lies on the Angara River, a tributary of the Yenisei, 72 kilometers (45 mi) below its outflow from Lake Baikal and on the bank opposite the suburb of Glaskovsk. The river, 580-meter (1,900 ft) wide, is crossed by the Irkutsk Hydroelectric Dam and three other bridges downstream.
The Irkut River, from which the town takes its name, is a smaller river that joins the Angara directly opposite the city. The main portion of the city is separated from several landmarks—the monastery, the fort and the port, as well as its suburbs—by another tributary, the Ida (or Ushakovka) River. The two main parts of Irkutsk are customarily referred to as the left bank and the right bank, with respect to the flow of the Angara River.
Irkutsk is situated in a landscape of rolling hills within the thick taiga that is typical in Eastern Siberia.
According to the regional plan, Irkutsk city will be combined with its neighboring industrial towns of Shelekhov and Angarsk to form a metropolitan area with a total population of over a million.
Irkutsk is the administrative center of the oblast and, within the framework of administrative divisions, it also serves as the administrative center of Irkutsky District, even though it is not a part of it. As an administrative division, it is incorporated separately as the City of Irkutsk an administrative unit with the status equal to that of the districts.[citation needed] As a municipal division, the City of Irkutsk is incorporated as Irkutsk Urban Okrug.
The coat of arms of Irkutsk features an old symbol of Dauria: a Siberian tiger with a sable in his mouth. When the coat of arms was devised in 1690, the animal was described as a tiger (babr, a bookish word of Persian derivation) with a sable in his mouth. This image had been used by the Yakutsk customs office from about 1642. It has its origin in a seal of the Siberia Khanate representing a sable and showcasing the fact that Siberia (or rather Yugra) was the main source of sable fur throughout the Middle Ages. (Actually, the English word sable is derived from the Russian sobol).
By the mid-19th century, the word babr had fallen out of common usage, but it was still recorded in the Armorial of the Russian Empire. Furthermore, the tigers became extinct in this part of Siberia. In the 1870s, a high-placed French heraldist with a limited command of Russian assumed that babr was a misspelling of bobr, the Russian word for beaver, and changed the wording accordingly. This modification engendered a long dispute between the local authorities, who were so confused by the revised description that they started to depict the babr as a fabulous animal, half-tiger and half-beaver.The Soviets abolished the image altogether, but it was restored following the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Important roads and railways like the Trans-Siberian Highway (Federal M53 and M55 Highways) and Trans-Siberian Railway connect Irkutsk to other regions in Russia and Mongolia. The city is also served by the Irkutsk International Airport and the smaller Irkutsk Northwest Airport.
The Federal road and railway to Moscow and Vladivostok pass through the other side of the Angara River from central Irkutsk.
Trams are one major mode of public transit in Irkutsk. Other modes are trolleybus, bus, and fixed-route taxi, cycling (marshrutka). Irkutsk is characterized by an extreme variation of temperatures between seasons. It can be very warm in the summer, and very cold in the winter. However, Lake Baikal has a tempering effect thanks to which temperatures in Irkutsk are not as extreme as elsewhere in Siberia. The warmest month of the year is July, when the average temperature is +18 °C (64 °F), the highest temperature recorded being +37.2 °C (99.0 °F). The coldest month of the year is January, when the average temperature is −18 °C (0 °F), and record low of −49.7 °C (−57.5 °F). Precipitation also varies widely throughout the year, with July also being the wettest month, when precipitation averages 113 millimeters (4.4 in). The driest month is February, when precipitation averages only 7.6 millimeters (0.30 in). Almost all precipitation during the Siberian winter falls as flurry, dry snow.Wikipedia
Top 10 places to make a wish
What are your favorite places to make wishes? We gonna tell yo abot some most popular: from poured naked girls in Vegas to scarab monument in Egypt.
1. Black Madonna.
This statue is installed in Santa Maria de Montserrat, the Benedictine Abbey that situated in Catalonia, Spain. Black Madonna is one of the most important saints here. It's believed that if you touch here and make a wish it comes true in three months.
2. Tünnes und Schäl.
These are two guys, who meet you in Köln (Cologne), Germany. They are the main characters of loсal stories and jokes. Stand on their boots, grab the nose of one them, make a wish -- done!
3. Piglet from Florence.
When the tourists meet this nice piggy in Florence, Italy, they try to rub its nose. Actually that's not enough. You must also put a coin in its mouth. If the coin falls down through the grid under the pig, the wish comes true. But that works only if you are lucky in the very first time.
4. Scarab Monument.
This statue remained on the territory of Karnak temple complex, Egypt, seems to be the biggest monument of this insect. It was built when the Amenophis III ruled. Scarab was always the symbol of life after death, and now it represents the luck. Making a wish you should walk around the pillar with the statue seven times counterclockwise.
5. The tree of wishes.
If you spend your time in Kronschtadt near St. Petersburg, Russia, you may find the tree of wishes. It is 4 meters high and has eyes, ear and smile on its trunk. If you want the wish to come true, write it down on paper, wrap the 5-rubles coin in it and throw it right into the nest of the cast iron owl, then run around three times. You can also whisper your dream to the ear on the trunk or to saddle the statue of the little deer beside.
6. The chair of wishes.
On the main square of Berdiansk, Ukrain, you can find the chair of wishes. Just sit on it and pronounce it carefully. Off course, it's not the only one in the world. The more such chairs you saddle the closer you get to something you're yearning for.
7. The book of wishes.
In Angarsk, Russia, there is love avenue, where you can find the giant book of wishes poured out of the iron. Make a wish, then put your hand on its page, then go and wait for peace in earth, or what else would you wish.
8. Huff and puff siskin (Tschizhick-Pizhick). If you are in St. Petersburg with the tour and with the guide, he won't let you miss this statue of Tschizhick-Pizhick. It can be interpreted in English as huff and puss siskin or frisky siskin. It's just the little bird, but the roots of this name go down in history till the times, when there was Imperial law school, and its students were compared to siskins because of its bright colours. If you want your wish to come true, throw a coin so that it could fall on the base, not in the water. You can raise your chances, if you are drunk enough to behave like this guy, but is it really necessary? Don't think so.
9. Victor Noir Monument
Everybody heard something about Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. Here you can find a lot of famous dead people -- and. For example, the sculpture of Victor Noir, the french journalist shot a long time ago. This guy is more therapist than the wish maker -- he could actually help the men to get back the masculine strength they once had.
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Where do you think it situatedd? Off course in Las-Vegas. Someone at once worked out the custom to stroke the one that you consider to be the the luckiest before you go gambling and losing everything you actually have.
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We have actually one more for you. This is the statue of St. John of Nepomuk that is built on Charles Bridge in Prague. He was the personal priest of Charles IV wife, and the king once wanted to know what his darling had confessed about. John of Nepomuk didn't say a word. Then there were the tortures, and John of Nepomuk still kept silent. Then they dropped him in the river Vltava, where, according to the legend, the shining of 5 stars appeared.
There is engraving on the base of St. John of Nepomuk statue depicting him in the bag. Rub it and make a wish -- it will probably come true.
Do you believe in some of these legends? What other do you know? Share your thoughts?
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Trans Siberian Railway Winter Journey - part 5: Irkutsk - Novosibirsk Mongolian Train № 005Щ
Part 5 of the Trans-Siberian Winter Journey Vladivostok - Irkutsk -Novosibirsk - Moscow - St. Petersburg - Helsinki;
Train: № 005
From: Ulan-Bator, Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar)
To: Moscow Yaroslavsky, Russia
Travelling: from Irkutsk-Passazhirsky to Novosibirsk-Glavny
Tracks: Central Siberian Railway, part of the Trans-Siberian Railway
Route via: Angarsk, Zima, Tayshet, Ilanskaya, Krasnoyarsk, Mariinsk, Tayga
Travel Class: Kupe (2nd class sleeping compartment)
Car No: 7
Seat No: 21 (lower berth)
Car operator: Ulaanbataar Railway, Mongolian Railway (Mongolyn Tömör Dsam MTZ)
Wagon Model: 61-4440
Manufacturer: Transmashholding, Tver Carriage Works
Price: RUB 7,000 (approx. EUR 98)
Travel time: 29 hours and 38 minutes
Distance: 1,926 km
Travel season: November 2018
Train operator: RZD Russian Railways, East Siberian Railway
First Locomotive (Irkutsk - Zima): ЭП1-136
Built by: Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Delivered to RZD: 2004
Depot: Irkutsk Sortirovochnyy
Locomotive operator: East Siberian Railway
Second Locomotive (Zima - Mariinsk): ЭП1-030
Built by: Novocherkassk Electric Locomotive Plant
Delivered to RZD: 2001
Depot: Krasnoyarsk-Glavny
Locomotive operator: Krasnoyarsk Railway
Third Locomotive (Mariinsk - Novosibirsk): ЭП2К-007
Built by: Kolomna Locomotive Works
Delivered to RZD: 2008
Depot: Barabinsk
Locomotive operator: West Siberian Railway
Part 1 (Fast Train № 007Н Vladivostok - Belogorsk):
Part 2 (Fast Train № 007Н Belogorsk - Chita-2):
Part 3 (Fast Train: № 099Э Chita-2 - Ulan-Ude):
Part 4 (Firmeny Train № 001M Ulan-Ude - Irkutsk):
Part 5 (International Fast Train № 005Щ Irkutsk - Novosibirsk):
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Скорый поезд: № 005Щ
Откуда: Улан-Батор, Монголия
До: Москва Ярославский, Россия
Путешествие: из Иркутск-Пассажирский в Новосибирск-Главный
Железнодорожные пути: Средне-Сибирская дорога, часть Транссибирской магистрали (Трансси́б)
Маршрут через: Ангарск, Зима, Тайшет, Иланская, Красноярск, Мариинск, Тайга
Класс поездки: вагон Купе (спальный отсек 2-го класса)
Номер вагон: № 7
Место для сидения: 21 (нижний причал)
Оператор поезда: ОАО «РЖД», Восточно-Сибирская железная дорога, Монгольская железная дорога
Модель вагона: 61-4440
Производитель: Трансмашхолдинг, Тверской вагоностроительный завод
Оператор вагона: Уланбаторская железная дорога УБТЗ
Цена: 7 000 руб. (Около 98 евро)
Время в пути: 29 часов 38 минут
Расстояние: 1926 км
Туристический сезон: ноябрь 2018
Оператор поезда: РЖД РЖД, Восточно-Сибирская железная дорога
Первый электровоз (Иркутск - Зима): ЭП1-136
Построен: Новочеркасский электровозостроительный завод
Поставлено РЖД: 2004
Депо: Иркутск Сортировочный
электровоз оператор: Восточно-Сибирская железная дорога
Второй электровоз (Зима - Мариинск): ЭП1-030
Построен: Новочеркасский электровозостроительный завод
Поставлено РЖД: 2001
Депо: Красноярск-Главный
электровоз оператор: Красноярская железная дорога
Третий электровоз (Мариинск - Новосибирск): ЭП2К-007
Построен: Коломенский Локомотивный Завод
Поставлено РЖД: 2008
Депо: Барабинск
электровоз оператор: Западно-Сибирская железная дорога
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The modern rooms feature a flat-screen smart TV with internet access and cable channels. Private bathrooms are equipped with a hairdryer and free toiletries. All rooms are soundproofed.
Cafes, bars and restaurants are a 5-10-minute walk from the hotel.
Kupechesky Dvor is within 1-3 minutes’ walking distance from Filarmoniya and Musik Theatre Bus Stops. Irkutsk International Airport and Irkutsk Train Station are 3.7 miles away.
Day 12 - From Irkutsk to Tulun
After Evgeniy treated me to breakfast, it was off towards Krasnoyarsk... unfortunately, I only made it as far as Tulun due to some minor setbacks. Everything worked out in the end, though, as always!
Train from Interlaken to Grindelwald
Took a train ride from Interlaken to Grindelwald. Beautiful view!