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Wednesday, October 24, 2007

Hello,

I don't have much time on internet.
Just to tell you that my trip from Irkoutsk to Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia) was alright.
I took a train for 16 hours to the border, and after 6 hours to cross the border i could find few cars that take be to Ulaanbaatar the capital about 5 hours, we had a snow storm on the way, but the driver was pretty good, even thought he didn't have any snow tires.

I arrive late at night yesterday, today it's very nice weather but pretty cold. We are 6 hours ahead of Europe, it stange cause it was 7 haours in Irkoutsk which is more west.

I'm leaving with some friends of a guy i met in couchsurfing, 1 girl working in a hostel and many of her friends are living there it's very relax atmosphere, almost everybody speak a perfect english, and 1 girl speak fluent franch...language that i can't speak anymore :)

I will try to organize a trip in Gobi desert, some people tell me it's too cold and some tell me it's ok, but i guess i have to buy some warm colthes.

I cross ther north of Mongolia just before the sunset so i haven't seen much, but it looks like i have imagined it...unending lands. Now i'm in the city again, hope to be very soon in the wild.

I went to see last week the Baikal lake near Irkoutsk and it's really amazing, is the deepest and purest lake in the world, the weather was beautifull and we had the chance to see the sunset, it looked like in the ocean.

I will have more time here for internet and try to download pictures.

Take care
nico 

www.grenius.com
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karisha78rus
karisha78rus on Oct 24, 2007 at 09:36AM

Congratilations!
So it was all right without Russian registration when you cross the boarder?
We were worriing about you... dear friend

Have a great time!

Kisses

karimico
karimico on Oct 25, 2007 at 08:10AM

Re: Congratilations!
Yes i used my beautifull smile with the police lady...she didn't believed my long story, and the letter that Nastya wrote saying that i get robbed and had no money, but she was nice and told me that it was ok for this time :)
It's very hard to hitchike in Mongolia for free, they don't do it. So i guess i will take the train to China. Have you been hitchiking in China???

Big kiss to you, Lucya, Rusya and hitchikers!!!
I miss you very much and i'm very happy that we will meet in China:)


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