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Green and grey
Sep. 27th, 2005 10:52 pm(or, the second day at Baikal)
We're walking through the village, bent against icy wind, and Alek is telling us why Siberia wasn't settled by Russians until the 1800s. It's the rivers. They're huge and powerful and they all flow south-north. The easiest way to travel in Siberia was in the winter when the rivers froze, in temperatures so low that exposed fingers and ears can shatter and fall off if struck. This isn't Earth, it's Low Fantasyland.
( All the dogs in the village are barking )
Pictures are here, more being added over the next hour or so.
We're walking through the village, bent against icy wind, and Alek is telling us why Siberia wasn't settled by Russians until the 1800s. It's the rivers. They're huge and powerful and they all flow south-north. The easiest way to travel in Siberia was in the winter when the rivers froze, in temperatures so low that exposed fingers and ears can shatter and fall off if struck. This isn't Earth, it's Low Fantasyland.
( All the dogs in the village are barking )
Pictures are here, more being added over the next hour or so.
