Vici on my mind
Vici is one of the girls I got to know in Irkutsk. I prefer to call it Irkoootsk now knowing that this is such a fun place. Seems like when I am leaving irkoootsk I am taking a bit of the local people with me. Vici on my mind is my way of remembering this nice town.
After the late night, we had a late start to the day. Irkutsk has a good bit of history especially related to religion and we planned a quick tour of the churches before heading out on the next leg of the train journey.
We went around to the frozen river where a towering statue of Alexander III stood. Good photo op with lots of people taking strolls. I shoot a lot of street images and Irkutsk gave a lot of opportunity for that. People are very fashionable and dress with a lot of style. And I have tons of good images.
We then hit some orthodox and catholic churches and they were stunning. The murals in the Greek orthodox church was particularly beautiful with murals and frescos all over the walls and cieling. Well worth the time spent to get there.
The light was good for photographs and I guess I made good use of it too. We grabbed a quick lunch at a local pizzeria. The pizza was well made, had tons of veggie options and cheap to boot. We had to rush to catch our train after that and now am lying on my bunk bed as I write this.
Irkutsk ia a good base to get to lake Baikal but our schedules do not allow a longer stay. I wonder if a day is enough tine to spend in this town. It probably isn’t, but the memories of the day are good enough to leave a lasting impression of this place. And it is plesant memories I carry away from here.
Next stop, Ekaterinburg.
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