SHOCKING FIRST IMPRESSION OF LAKE BAIKAL IN IRKUTSK, RUSSIA
So look who I found in Irkutsk I'm so happy to see you guys again Me too Oh my god Oh No Very happy I meet the other guys there as well This is Lake Baikal Which you can see behind me One of the wonders of Russia Name? Archom To Archom World is a very beautiful place You get to experience it for a long time You don't understand how it happened Why it happened It's so beautiful Look at this view Welcome guys How are you all? I'm Vishnu And you are watching our channel Wandering Maniac I just finished our last video I checked in to the hostel Had some tea and coffee And now we are going to Irkutsk For the first time I'm going to explore I'm in the central area Very close to the railway station I'm staying in this hostel Good Cat But if I tell you about Irkutsk As I told you in the last video It's a very important stop In Trans-Siberian It's such an interesting place Because you get to see a lot of cultures Like Ulan Ude And Irkutsk Irkutsk is located In Southern Siberia Population is around 6 Lakh And if I tell you from Moscow We have covered Around 5200 Km Distance The number is increasing So it feels good Because we know To reach Vladivostok We have to cover 9200 Km If I tell you about Moscow And the time zone We are 5 hours ahead of Moscow The time zone is GMT plus 8 But in Moscow it's GMT plus 3 As I told you in the last video It's the same country It's such a big country In Moscow it's different In Moscow it's sunrise and sunset Here it's different Because in Irkutsk You get to see a lot of lakes and rivers That's why Irkutsk Is known as the Paris of Siberia And along with it In the most famous Irkutsk You get to see Lake Baikal Which is one of the most important place In Russia and Irkutsk People come here to see it When they travel here I am also very excited to see Lake Baikal Which we are going to see today Right now the weather is very good In the whole journey I was showing you That the weather was very cloudy But now it's sunny weather And the temperature is also good When I came here The temperature was around minus 1 But now the temperature is rising And the weather is very good But now it's morning And I am going to eat something Let's see if I can get something to eat There is a restaurant In my hostel There is a local restaurant nearby But let's see It's a different Russia It's a very old house And it's a very different Russia In Irkutsk And if I tell you When I came to Russia last time It was very close to the Mongolian border And the neighboring city Ulan-Ude I came there But Ulan-Ude is a 2-3 hour journey Last time when I came I couldn't come to Irkutsk So it's the first time for me But I think we will cross Ulan-Ude When we continue our Trans-Siberian journey Hello, you can speak English? A little Any restaurant here to eat food? Restaurant Pizzeria Local food Local food, no Local food Straight? No, left Left Another street Gogula How to say Okay I found a local Buryat Local ethnicity Let me tell you about the ethnicity You will find Buryat people And Russian mix It's all mixed up It's all mixed up Authentic culture is left Because during Soviet Union People were staying for a long time Like I told you in Kazan But they said local Buryat food Let's try I am a big fan of local food Many travelers Don't like local food They will look for Indian food There are many Indian restaurants in Irkutsk My old friends They will take you to Indian restaurants But I want to eat local food I ordered this food Chicken noodle soup And a dumpling Local Buryat food I ate it I feel like I am eating Asian food I was walking here And look at this house It's so traditional I am so surprised You won't find such houses In big cities It looks so old I don't know if it's a restaurant Or a house It looks like a house Look at the door One thing you will notice Look at this Look at the house One thing you will notice I have shown you Russia And when I am traveling here In Irkutsk During Soviet Union Because it was so cold Average temperature Minus 25, minus 30 degrees It was like this During Soviet Union People who were against the government They were sent to Siberia As an exile In short People were sent to Siberia For punishment That's why people say Siberia is one of the most underdeveloped regions Of course Novosibirsk is an exception Because Novosibirsk is a big city Siberia's most developed city Is Novosibirsk And apart from that Old houses And development You will find it very basic Because I was seeing That the roads are broken And there is no proper road It can be normal for us But according to Russian standards It is a very bad road If you look at it from our standards It is a very good road There is no garbage anywhere You can see more houses here You can see the houses of the teens You can see the houses of the teens I don't remember If I have seen such houses I have seen somewhere else in Russia So different You can see all the houses here This is Irkutsk's public transportation I showed you in Moscow Buses And here you see buses of Irkutsk I have seen similar buses in Irkutsk Similar buses Exactly the same Maybe in Moscow I don't know Maybe in Russia Or if you go to a remote place In Russia This is the river Angara river Irkutsk's most prominent river Which flows in Irkutsk As I told you You will see many rivers and lakes This is the largest river Angara river You can see all the houses here And traveling to such places It's so much fun Many people ask I travel in public transportation And this is the main reason I like to travel in public transportation Travel as local people travel Traveling is for me When I go to a new place I need to know What are the normal people of that country What are their normal problems What is their normal routine When they come to work How do they take transportation How are the buses And while traveling I try to go as close as possible To the local people To know about their culture To know about their life To understand and see And share the same with you And I am telling you Irkutsk is such an interesting city I have never seen such Russia And one of the most Favourite cities I will consider Irkutsk This is the reason Irkutsk is called the Paris of Siberia I read about it Now I am seeing it Look at this Fruits and vegetables Pigeon Fruits Vegetables Pomegranate Fruits and vegetables You can see Local people I was telling you The life of local people It's fun to see Local people of Irkutsk How they are doing Their normal routine I am so surprised Everything is so clean There is no dirt There is no dirt All fruits and vegetables They are selling What are they selling Fruits Cabbage Pickle Warm clothes Socks Gloves You will get a good price from here Hello How much? 50 Rupees Thank you Here you can see a lot of Bus stops You can see a lot of stores I bought water 50 Rupees Majorly people from Central Asia Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan Tajikistan Ex-Soviet countries They run shops here You just saw I bought water from this shop I was telling you about shops You can see a bus here It goes to Lake Baikal Let's go inside You can see a bus here Music The bus driver dropped me here It's called Listvyanka It's a place called Listvyanka You have to come here It costs 250 Rupees He dropped me here This is Lake Baikal One of the wonders of Russia One of the most famous places to visit in Russia and Irkutsk I am sure you have seen Lake Baikal somewhere Let me tell you some facts Lake Baikal is the world's largest and deepest freshwater lake Lake Baikal is 20% of the world's 20% of the world's freshwater lake You can see it in this lake I said it's the world's deepest You might think it's a normal lake But it's 5000 feet deep But it's 5000 feet deep That's why it's the world's deepest lake You can see houses here You can see houses here People who live in this lake They consider this lake holy Because this lake is You get to experience You get to experience And I am also traveling And I am also experiencing For example, it's very cold For example, it's very cold and if you go to Irkutsk It's very cold Temperature is 5-6 degrees Temperature is 5-6 degrees And people say because of this lake that the temperature of this city that the temperature of this city is very controlled You won't feel cold And even if it's very hot You won't feel hot And this is the miracle of Lake Baikal And I am experiencing it right now I was feeling so cold in Irkutsk If it's water, it should be very cold It's the same if we go to a water body But here I am feeling better I don't know what's the matter I am experiencing what I was studying By the way, there is a list of places where you can get a bus The city is 10-15 minutes walk from here The view was very beautiful So I thought to stop here And show you the view And then we will walk And if you see this Lake Baikal This Lake Baikal comes in Irkutsk And if you go this way It's Irkutsk And if you go this way It's Ulan-Ude And this Lake Baikal You are seeing water right now But if you come in January-February The whole lake freezes And it becomes very cold And at that time People use this lake as a highway And normally If you go to Ulan-Ude You have to go all the way But when it freezes People cross the beach And their journey becomes shorter So right now you can see I am seeing the water The water of Lake Baikal is so clean All the stones inside It's crystal clear People are fishing here I was reading about it One of the interesting fact is The animals and birds you see here All the animals you see in the lake All of them are endemic All the animals you see here You can see them all over the world That's why This lake is very precious And many people consider it holy We were flying our drone here Local people came to see my drone Hello What's your name? Archaum Archaum Okay Daniel Daniel So these people are talking to Irkutsk When I was flying my drone People came to see my drone And asked me about the system You can see the whole atmosphere here Have a good rest Thank you Okay What's your name? Hindi Language? Okay What a beautiful place What a beautiful place It's fun to be here Who did you meet in Irkutsk? You buy fish? Okay If you have seen the video They met me in our train So you guys buy some jam Okay Nerpa Okay Souvenir Yeah Okay I'm so happy to see you guys again You going back to Irkutsk? No To our hotel Send me a video I'm so happy Okay I got your message Have a good day Oh my god I'm crying Oh my god These people are so nice I never expected To meet them again Hello Polina And Ksusha Polina, Ksusha, Masha And Nadia Okay guys Bye Okay Oh my god It's amazing Transavirant gave me Such a great experience Such moments I don't have words to express These people You guys must have seen That video Where we travel in Transavirant Best people If you guys are watching this video You guys are best You guys have made my Transavirant journey Until here One of the most memorable trip And I never expected to meet them again World is a very beautiful place Sometimes You get to see such incidents You get to experience such moments You don't know how it happened But it happens That is the power of universe And that is the power of traveling Which I learned in the last 4 years I never expected To meet them again And that too in Irkutsk And the most interesting thing is When we met We abruptly said goodbye The train arrived And we left I was alone We didn't even share our contact We didn't have anything To stay in touch When I met him He took my telegram When I went to the hostel I was thinking I should have taken his contact We had such a great conversation And he took my number So here we are Listvyanka city The final bus stop If you go to Irkutsk There are 2-3 ways To travel to Lake Baikal 1. Take a taxi Or 2. Take a train It takes around 4-5 hours To reach Lake Baikal The journey from Lake Baikal Is quite scenic I read about it But I don't know much about it 2.
Take a bus To Listvyanka Tourists come here Bus, train and taxi To Lake Baikal It takes 2 hours from Irkutsk And 4-5 hours by train The whole journey To Lake Baikal Once you reach Listvyanka You will find restaurants And cafes Look at the dogs So cute They are so friendly Hello Hello I met the other guys As well there Very happy I met the other guys there as well I was so happy Bye Enjoy Bye Bye Look at the other group I feel like crying Oh my god What an experience It happens Randomly I didn't recognize them They recognized me There is a list of people here. All the people here are local. As such, I haven't seen any foreigner here. Foreigner in the sense that I don't speak Russian. I speak English in short.
Because Russia is so big, you can't tell exactly where people are coming from. But all the people here are Russian speaking people. Thank you.
There is a boat ride here. If you want to do a boat ride, you can do it here. I found a local restaurant here. There is a kind of samosa here.
You can call it a big samosa. This is a very traditional kind of restaurant. I have shown you a lot of such things in Mongolia before. I found this restaurant very interesting. Let's eat something here. I bought this samosa for 150 rupees per acre.
I just ate food in the restaurant. You can't believe it. It's such a beautiful view. Look at this view. Look at this.
So many different colors. Red, Orange, Blue. This is the sunset of Lake Baikal. I was waiting for this. I will go back to Irkutsk after seeing the sunset.
But this is the view of Lake Baikal at sunset time. There are two types of Lake Baikal. One is when the water does not freeze. The other is when the lake freezes. You get to see amazing views at both times. When it doesn't freeze, you get to see such views.
The water is so clear. You get to see the clarity of the water. You can enjoy the weather at this time. There are amazing photos at extreme winter time.
You will be able to take all the photos there. Similar to what you can get in the mirror image. You get to see the pictures crystal clear.
The sun has set here. I am going to Irkutsk by bus. I met some locals here.
I realized one thing. Russia is one of the most friendly countries to foreigners. I don't know if it is because there are no foreigners here. But I had a good experience when I came here two years ago.
I met the most camera friendly and friendly people. In Russia, when we meet for the first time, we feel rude. But once you start talking, there is such an interesting conversation.
They are such friendly people. You realize this only after the conversation. I have one more day in Irkutsk tomorrow.
Our train journey will continue the day after tomorrow. I am ending this video here. If you liked this video, like, comment and share it.
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