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In The Far East – I Visited Olkhon Island
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In The Far East – I Visited Olkhon Island

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Olkhon is the biggest Island on Lake Baikal. There is no asphalt roads and electricity appeared ~10 years ago. Island is famous for beatiful landscape and shamanic culture. Main village on island is Khuzir. I was there this year and I took some interesting photos.

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    You can get to the island only by ferry

    One of this ferrys

    Harbor on Olkhon Island

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    “Marszrutki”

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    Khuzir village

    Market and monument in the centre of Khuzir

    Vernacular houses of Island

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    Rural atmosphere

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    “Shamanka” rock

    Place of the shamanic culture

    Orthodox church and beautiful Baikal

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    On Island we rent a bikes

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    Harbor in Khuzir

    Abandoned ship

    No-name village few miles from Khuzir

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    You are in wrong neighbourhood

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    Locals

    Also locals

    “Shamanka” rock

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    Local cat

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    Way to “Shamanka”

    Khuzir

    Local dogs

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    Jef Bateman
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are interesting photos. It looks pretty cold! Why are there not more people out and about?

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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were after tourist season so tourist were not so much. The local ones usually dealt with their own affairs and there were not many of them visible. Temperature in September was about 3-5C, I stood up to my knees in Lake Baikal for 20 seconds, very cold.

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    Jef Bateman
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    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are interesting photos. It looks pretty cold! Why are there not more people out and about?

    Community Member
    7 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We were after tourist season so tourist were not so much. The local ones usually dealt with their own affairs and there were not many of them visible. Temperature in September was about 3-5C, I stood up to my knees in Lake Baikal for 20 seconds, very cold.

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