Narantuul Hotel
Travel Blogs from Ulan Bator
First week back
... around using the flashlight on the back of the iPhone and trying to explain where and when to deliver to people who speak very little English in a place where addresses are explained by their proximity to local landmarks like ‘east of the State Department Store’ or ‘2 streets from the Opera House’ etc. There are very few street names or house numbers in UB so it’s a challenge to get anything delivered anywhere. I’ve finally found ...
D'Oulan-Ounde à Oulan-Bator
... elle nous montre notre chambre (en dortoir) et nous rencontrons deux autres belges : Nastasia et Grégory. Ils font un tour du monde en un an et reviennent d’une semaine d’excursion dans les steppes mongoles où ils ont vécu chez plusieurs familles de nomades. Ils nous racontent toutes leurs aventures et ça nous donne très envie (sauf peut-être le ragoût de mouton au petit-déjeuner). Nous irons donc nous aussi nous essayer à la vie en yourte dans les prochains jours.
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Two Days in the Wild
... my shoes.
We make a nice little ger symphony: fire crackling, dogs breathing, flies buzzing, and the intermittent thud and crunch.
The fire quickly becomes unbearably hot. I wrap myself ...
Trans-Mongolian & The Gobi Desert
... that covered virtually every aspect of Mongolian history. For me the best bit was finding out more about Genghis Khan (Or Chinggis Khan as he is more correctly known) and the empire that he and his descendants carved out. At its peak the largest continuous empire the world has ever seen.
Somewhat out of character for me I also went to an art museum. The Zanabazar Museum of Fine Arts has lots of traditional Mongolian artwork including ...
Abriendo las puertas de Mongolia...
... lado hay wi-fi, internet,
restaurantes, centros comerciales, etc. Lo que no vi fue ni McDonald's, ni
Burger King, ni KFC. Lo cual me parece hasta chévere. La gente es bien mezclada
físicamente; hay muchas personas con rasgos asiáticos orientales y cabello
rubio y ojos claros. Bien atractivos. Se nota que las mujeres se preocupan por arreglarse
bien, mantienen el cabello bien organizado, las uñas pintadas, y ...
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Amenities
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Business Services
- Free parking
- Kitchenette