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Lake Baikal. The blue ice season is from the end of January to February, and it starts to melt on March 20. Around New Year's Day in early January, the blue ice is still slowly accumulating, and there are initial fragments of ice on the shore, but there is no large-scale blue ice. The blue ice is on the north line, and the bubble ice and ice caves are on the south line. Lake Baikal is divided into the south line and the north line. The viewing points are scattered. We play one day on the north line and one day on the south line. There are no shops or restaurants around. The north side has a fast flow rate, and the fragmented ice is pushed to the shore layer by layer to finally form blue ice. The south side has already frozen in early January, and you can drive and hovercraft on the ice. Bubble ice needs to be watered to be seen on snowy days. You need to live on Olkhon Island. To get to the island, you need to take a boat and then a bus. The journey is not short, so you live on the island during this time. There is a supermarket near the accommodation, which is very convenient. But because of water protection, there is no underground drainage on the island, and there is no hot water later (there is in the morning and afternoon, take a bath early)❕❕The place where we live also has a note not to wash large items of clothing. Travel by bus. If you are cold, you can rest in the car. The driver is very considerate and will close the door and turn on the heater when he sees us returning to the car. The journey is very bumpy but it is not easy to get carsick. The two-day lunch on the north and south lines is also cooked by the driver. The process is surprisingly complete and there are small desserts~! You can take a small train in Lake Baikal in summer. There are flowers by Lake Baikal in summer. The small train will stop operating around October, so it is awkward to go to Lake Baikal in November, with no ice or small train. Our 💳Russia can't be swiped‼️ International 💳visa, mastercard also do not work, so friends who go to play, remember to exchange currency. It was also this time that I knew, heavily underline Traffic The most cost-effective is to buy a phone card in advance, if you don't have time, family❕Check your phone for a built-in virtual card like Huawei Skytone before subscribing to a data package❕The signal is better than roaming and may be more cost-effective than roaming. We were supposed to have wifi, but the counter before and after security check was off work and we couldn't get it. It may not be uncommon for recent flights to Irkutsk. And the whole Irkutsk area, especially the island, the signal is not very good and unstable, one night it went straight to the point where only text messages could be sent (at this time the signal of the local card and the virtual card is better than roaming). English is not very useful Many times I found that English was not working, including but not limited to airports, hotels and style street stores.
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Posted: Feb 2, 2024
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