15 September 2013 – Kharkhorum, Mongolia
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
Mongolia, Day 2 – trying to find things to do in steppe and failing.
Greetings from the steppe and a tour of a Mongolian ger!
Stuck at the border crossing at Naushki, Russia for 5 hours. Talked to the customs officer, made a new friend, Chema from Spain, and helped out a nice Japanese gentlemen – Shinya Watanabe(shinyawatanabe.net)
Our last day in Russia – spent in Ulan Ude. We saw the city, visited Russia’s center of Buddhism, and of course caught up with internet work and blogging before taking off for Mongolian steppes!
Day two on the island of Olkhon, where we enjoyed an incredibly scenic hike around Southern part of the island.
Day one on the island of Olkhon, where we went to explore the northern part of the island and learn some of the many legends of the Buryat people.
We make a pit stop on a train station somewhere in Siberia, between Krasnoyarsk and Irkutsk, Russia.