October 7 and 8 - Ulan Ude

Editing and writing has consumed us the last couple of days, leaving almost no time to see Ulan-Ude. Though we were able to pull away from our computers long enough to visit "The Head": the biggest Lenin head in the world. Originally sculpted for a exhibition in Canada in 1972, it was later placed in the main square of Ulan-Ude.

Good news! After an excruciatingly slow transmission in Chita we have lightning-fast lines here -- at least relative to what we are accustomed to. A French company apparently came in and installed the local lines a couple of years ago, God bless them.

And even better news: the weather has warmed considerably since that frightful snow-covered morning, calming our fears -- for the moment -- of working in -40 degree temperatures while exploring Lake Baikal, our next stop.


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