Happy Guesthouse Ulan Bator

Day 1: Arrive in Ulaanbaatar. Our staff will meet you and transfer to the hotel. After having some rest, sightseeing in the city. Visit to National History Museum, Natural History Museum and Gandan lamasery.

Day 2: Early in the morning start tour to the Baga Gazryn Chuluu. On the way we will have lunch at the Zorgol Khairkhan Mountain. This is a white stoned holly mountain with wild animals, such as wolves, ibexes, gazelles, wild sheep, ect ...

... were not a dirty word and where a hot shower was even just a possibility!


Our driver called early the next morning (as ever, mobile phone technology exists even in the remotest spots!) and, despite her unwillingness to make the journey, she was finally convinced and, camel trip aborted, drove out to pick us up with the hope of getting us back to Mandalogovi the same day, before the weather situation deteriorated further. The ...

... views...

Around 12pm I thought - I'm partly a tiny bit sad that this trip is coming to an end but on the otherhand I can't f****** wait to get off the trains.

Around 1pm the train ride is dragging on, the watched pot never boils and this train was due in Beijing and 2pm and I really couldn't wait to get off the train now.


I thought it was just me but everyone said the last 2 hours of the ride seemed to take FOR-EVER.

... Ger to Ger, as they explained about Nomadic customs and foods, with a quiet “'Scuse me...”. The orientation session was interesting, they told us about Gers, told us what Nomads ate and their customs, and what we should andd shouldn't do with their horses and dogs. We would find out the truth of it anyway in a day, so it wasn't so important, but they also gave us a handbook with phrases and words in Mongolian, which might come in useful later.
So here ...

... guard as horse guard, to have the most thrilling ride of my life. We GALLOPED, I repeat I have never willingly galloped a horse anywhere, and in a funny way it was easier, just stand in the stirupps like the jockeys do, see, easy....

Anyway, as I rode along grateful I was still on the best horse in the world (Josh took a tumble), I resolved I was riding for a friend and so I dedicated my ride to Hilary Claire, killed in a horse riding ...

... pound so you get some bang for your buck here compared to Moscow. I was feeling so tired after not geting much sleep the night before and I could sense everyone else in the group was the same, I think everyone just needs a good night sleep and some space away from one another as you can definatley feel tension in the air which is understandable after spending 4 whole days straight with strangers in a confined space. My first impressions were wehat I have ...

... waiting while they got my money back from the robbers. They immediately knew who they were because of how often they catch them. It turns out it was three women. I got all my money back and maybe a little more, I wasn't 100% sure of the exact amount so I rounded up. I even got the makeup back that was in my wallet. So the worst that happened was my purse now has a hole in it and Uya and I had to sit in the police station waiting for two hours ...

... emotional and all of them were very sad to leave.

The next morning they left around 10a.m. where some of them cried again, but only a few tears, nothing compared to the weeping that was going on the night before. We all said our goodbyes and we put them on the bus to head back into UB so they could go back home to their families. Afterwards we cleaned up the rooms and packed our bags for our two-day break, where we would head into UB.

... twice the size it should be), and we are hours from Ulan Bator. The chief of police shows up, and takes photos, notes. We drive into the nearest village, over an hour away, and wait for everyone to make a statement. It takes over 6 hours. Before our driver goes into the police, I talk with him, and he nearly bursts into tears. I'm not surprised, and almost give him a hug.

While waiting, I see a van pull up and some white guys get out ...

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