Zaisan Memorial Ulan Bator

15.07.2009

18:14 (GMT+8)

DAY 15: UK to Australia without flying

Idres Guesthouse, Ulan Bator, Mongolia

So it has been a couple of days since my last entry but with everything being so hectic it couldn't be avoided. I will continue from where I last left off at the Russia-Mongolia border. Well the total time to …

... Buddha 'Migjid Janraisig'. After visiting the temple we headed up to a viewpoint on the south hill. Here we found the Zaisan Memorial, a monument that has been donated by Russia. According to Neke Mongolia had, and still has good relations with ...

15.07.2009 18:14 (GMT+8) DAY 15: UK to Australia without flying Idres Guesthouse, Ulan Bator, Mongolia So it has been a couple of days since my last entry but with everything being so hectic it couldn't be avoided. I will continue from where I last ...

... down and scattered to the four winds. No visit to Ulan Bator would be complete without the climb up to the Zaisan Memorial to see the wonderfully kitschy memorial "donated" to the Mongolian people from their Russian brethren.  Besides providing ...

... and a Mongolian flag, vowing to return for the outfit. Feeling quite tired by now we were to make one last stop at Zaisan memorial, impressively located on top of a mountain at the south side of the city. The memorial was built by Russians to ...

... and archaic tradition, probably because it got to big to put on a horses back! We then look for a taxi to take us to the Zaisan Memorial up on a hilly peak, just south of the city limits - wait a second, there's 5 of us and the Taxi usually seats 4 ...

Ulaanbaatar: Highlights: - Walking to Zaisan Memorial and viewpoint - Mongolian National History Museum - Going to UB Dehli for a good Ameriacn style meal - Seeing throat singing at a cultural show Lowlights: - We witnessed an attempted pick ...

... poles supporting prayer wheels.   We then drove across town to a hill south of the city. On top of the hill was the Zaisan Memorial and we climbed up a long flight of stairs in the chill wind for a closer look. It was school graduation and all ...

... a busy day of site seeing in the Capital. This involved a trip to the main square, Gandan Monestary, local black market, Zaisan Memorial, Buddha Park and even a Beetles tribute monument - they seriously get everywhere. The next morning we packed an ...

... had a walk around the city. Stopped at Sukhbaatar square where there is a big statue of Genghis Khan and then went to the Zaisan memorial which has great views over the city. Went to a really nice BBQ restaurant for dinner. Headed back to the hotel bar ...

... I guessed was chicken till Niall pointed out it was just fat - yuk! The afternoon was spent walking up to the Zaisan Memorial - a Soviet Memorial to kinda a bit of everything from the Nazis to Space trips, but it had a cracking view over the strimash ...