It was when I went to the lake. the best. in General, there was complete peace and quiet. early August - the weather! was a quiet little camp site. even with indoor plumbing, but there was silence! was Baikal, cold, great, but on the shore not moving an endless vacationers. I may be 5 hours from Irkutsk was shaking in a Gazelle, even on the way back I was stuck for a day in Irkutsk but it was fun! wandered around the city, went wherever it wanted to.