 By all accounts, he was impressed by Russia and charmed everyone he met with his enthusiasm for his hosts and their country.After Irkutsk, he met up with Muraviev again and headed to the southern border town of Kyakhta where many drunken evenings ensued.He crossed over the border to the Chinese frontier town of Maimattschin and related in great detail the Mongol New Year celebration of the Feast of the Lanterns.