Day 8. Returning to Irkutsk.

第八天，回到伊尔库茨克。

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Novosibirsk - Irkutsk (2, 072 miles-3, 222 miles).

新西伯利亚——伊尔库茨克(2 072—3 222英里)。

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The journey from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator got off to an alarming start.

从伊尔库茨克到乌兰巴托的旅程有个吓人的开端。

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"Irkutsk-Pekin" was stenciled on the side of our train in Cyrillic letters, but otherwise it was unromantic-looking.

WSJ: Riding the Trans-Mongolian Railway through Russia, China and Mongolia

In the "Cyber Shockwave" simulation, the U.S. players first concluded that the attack originated from a server in Irkutsk, Russia.

NPR: Cyberattack: U.S. Unready For Future Face Of War

We had decided to embark in Irkutsk, where the also-famous Trans-Siberian Railroad stops en route from Moscow to Vladivostok, connecting to the Trans-Mongolian that runs south toward Ulaanbaatar.

WSJ: Riding the Trans-Mongolian Railway through Russia, China and Mongolia