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August 12, 2006

Sad to Leave This Place

We drove for hours and hours a day and the roads are windy, bumpy, rocky and endless. Justing sitting there is exhausting, since there are no seatbelts and we had to remain vigilant to avoid hurting ourselves from large bumps and ditches. Nelle gets motion sick and I don't know how she managed to stay composed. Mongolia is HUGE, and we only saw a very small loop of it in the five days. Valley after valley, vista after vista, the views are stunning. Although after a few days of staring out the windows, mouths agape we got a little bored of it.

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August 10, 2006

Tastes like...mutton.

First impressions - Rest of Mongolia: beautiful, breathtaking scenery; terrible/non-existent roads; tons of sheep, horses, cattle, goats, etc.; giant blue sky; no one speaks English; Mongolian is an ugly sounding language; "airag" - ugh!

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August 08, 2006

Naadam

First impressions - Ulaan Baatar: Dirty, smog-filled air; lurking pickpockets; cheap food and hoste

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August 01, 2006

All trains lead to Beijing

Given that Asia is pretty big, the only good way to cross it is in an airplane. In a brilliant stroke, we opted to take trains instead. Slower. Cheaper. Less hygenic. Full of smiling Russians. Itty bitty living space. 9+ days. What's not to love?

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July 11, 2006

Three cows and an SUV beside every ger...

Mongolia is AWESOME! Great people, great food, and great entertainment. Before I get too carried away, I'll start with our ride in on the trans-siberian. The lush, forested greenery of Russia gave way while we were sleeping to a drier climate. Smaller shrubs, very sparse tree cover, and rocky terrain were lit up at sunrise. Gradually we began to see the characteristic "ger" houses of Mongolia. Our guide book said it would be difficult to get around Mongolia without your own horse. Not a problem, everyone had at least a few. Also, even though we didn't see anything resembling a road, most gers also had SUVs or motorcycles nearby!

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