Kharkhorin, Mongolia

... are a lot more horses up here.  No camels. We drove to Erdene Zuu Khiid (monastery), or the ruins thereof in Kharkhorin (on the site of Karakorum, the great Mongolian Empire's capital, until they moved it to Beijing, like everyone else did).  ...

Arvaikheer Town to Kharkhorin, 3 hours and 160km

A harsh 23 hour ride to Ulaan Baatar with a stopover in Kharkhorin to see the Erdene Zuu temple.

... for some pasta and vegetables that the driver brought along. The next days we headed out to the ancient capital of Mongolia and the Eredene Zuu monastery: a large complex with many cool buddha statues. The trip back to Ulaan Baatar was quite ...