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The main employment for the villagers was fishing and forestry. There were no modern teaching aids at all. It was furnished with basic homemade desks and very little else.

We visited the local primary school but the children were on holiday so we looked through the windows. It was very nice after a long walk and there was a bunch of birch leaves if you wanted to beat yourself to release the toxins in your body, but it was nice just to have a warm wash. You sat naked in the sweat room and then bucketed hot and cold water over yourself to wash as they do not have showers. The firebox was lit to heat the water and heat the sweat room. In the yard was a newly built banya- traditional Russian sauna house. The homestay was an old wooden house with no running water and a 'long drop' (outside waterless toilet). There are seals in the lake that have adapted from living in seawater to living in fresh water, but they were on the opposite side of the lake from us so we never saw them. It is 700km long and 74 km wide and holds 25% of the world's fresh water. Lake Baikal is the deepest, oldest and largest freshwater lake in the world. The lake freezes in winter and they can drive across to the other side. It was a beautiful day and other than a few birds we only saw 'prairie dogs' popping their heads out of the holes.ДЄcross the lake in the distance were snow covered mountains. Our guide took us for a walk along the lake edge. We visited the huge indoor market and bought some supplies for the next train trip. This marked the end of the school year and the official holidays for the students. The next day we walked around the city and there was a presentation of diplomas to school children, as well as an exhibition of school projects. We bought some vodka and had our friends Dee and Derek visit us. It was noticeable that when we crossed the street, cars blinked their headlights at us and let us cross! It was nice to have potatoes rather than rice and noodles. They had soup, salad (lots of pickled stuff) and mains of beef, chicken, fish (salmon) and beef. It was priced per 100gms and was weighed and you were charged per gram. The dishes were all set out and you just pointed to what you wanted. It is easy to buy alcohol anywhere at any time. A lot of them looked and smelled like they lived on the street. There were lots of older men with swollen faces, scratches, and old and new scars drinking on street corners and in the parks: from falls and fights it appeared. Young men wrapped their bottles of beer in plastic bags but the young girls didn't bother with that. It was noticeable how many locals drink openly in public. We managed to find a place and there we discovered several people who were on the Trans Siberian train with us so it was a great meeting place. For some reason, unknown to the locals, the internet places were all closed down.

Our guide gave us a city map with internet places marked on it but when she gave it to us she crossed them all out. Lunchtime was a popular time to marry as processions of bridal parties arrived at the most popular sites. They decorate the cars with balloons, ribbons or plastic flowers and guests carry glasses and bottles of bubbly to celebrate as they wait for the couple. The brides wear white or cream and dresses with hooped skirts seem to be the most popular style of dress. The wedding groups also visit city monuments for photos. We saw many wedding parties as it is customary to visit war memorials on your wedding day to remember those who died for the country. We walked about the city to visit the local cathedral, square and war memorial (every town has one, and cities have an eternal flame). The apartment was on the third floor in this Soviet style block.

Many have fallen down or been replaced by concrete buildings. There were a few old wooden houses left in the city and we were lucky that they were in our neighbourhood. However, we had a great time with Alex, Spring and Keith. We were disappointed that it was not at all a homestay experience as we expected to spend time with a family and practise some Russian. The neighbourhood was pretty shabby and unkept but seemed safe enough. Phew, I have never known anything like it. Finally, we had to use an electronic key to open a door to the stairwell. Once this was opened there was another door that opened with the fourth key. Two of the keys went clockwise while one went anti-clockwise. There was a huge door that needed 3 keys to unlock it.

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The owner took 15 minutes to show us how to lock and unlock the apartment.