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Dinner at “Chef Dongs Braised Sea Cucumber & Duck House”
Dinner last night at Chef Dongs, on Sasha’s suggestion (thanks mate, awesome!)
Ollie pretty happy with the Bullfrog entree
And it was done beautifully. Some little green peppers that tasted like ginger & completely opened up the taste buds.
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Last leg of our wicked adventure…….
Well, we finally made it. Not sure of the exact KM count for the route, but somewhere between 8200KM & 8800KM. It’s been an adventure to remember, to say the very least. Just one more travel experience that reminds me of how huge the world is & how full of amazing, beautiful people. Cannot recommend this travel experience enough!
A quick review of our day before leaving UB. Our trip to the steppe included a quick Mongolian Wrestling Comp at the crest of the sacred mountain;
Time to leave early the next morning. Early start at UB Guesthouse, with the coffee room locked. Awesome…not!
Leaving Central Station, UB in Mongolia.
By far, the best ‘Pectopah’ we’ve had yet, the Mongolian version. It was absolutely kicking each day, with one German group getting the barmaid completely drunk for her birthday with Vodka & Champa’s. Pretty well certain there were a few free rounds in there, certainly when the bottle of Chengiss Gold Vodka came out!
And our new crew for the leg, Rob & Becky from England
And, our arrival to a perfect day in Beijing Central Station.
Simply amazed by how quickly the 15 days have flown. Seems like only yesterday we started the epic adventure………
On to explore Beijing tomorrow!
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Day 15: Beijing
We just finished the last leg on the train!
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Last day in UB
Had a cool day venturing into the Steppe today and the weather God was kind to us.
Our driver for the day “El Capitano’
Our new travel buddy Aurelie joined us all the way from France….
Nat gets to know the Eagles trained by the Kazaks by the roadside.
Entrance to the temple on the hill walk
Great vistas during the drive into the national park
Just one of the Buddhist shrines on the long, winding climb to the summit
And of course, the big man
And he is strategically positioned directly at China. Must have just been luck the way it lined up…..
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Dschingis Khans
Hoy es nuestro último día en Mongolia. He de reconocer que no me ha defraudado en lo más mínimo. El trafico es probablemente lo peor de Ulan Bator, pero una vez que sales, te invade una sensacion de paz y conexion con la naturaleza que te hace sentir muy pequeno. La grendeza de los aguilas, acompanandonos durante toda la ruta, las vacas pastando juntos a los yarks y el cabalgar de lo caballo libres hacen que este pais sea único.
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Traveller alert
The first day of every month (a.k.a. today) is a dry day in Mongolia. No alcohol served or sold anywhere.
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Day 13: Terelj national park
The mongolian people have a long tradition of being strong riders and warriors. Maybe this explains the way they drive nowadays. In their defense, roads are unmarked so you will see as many vehicles next to each other as the road plus both banks allow at any given time.
Plus, there are potholes large enough to swallow a small car.
The most common way to avoid potholes is steering directly into oncoming traffic, relying on that they will slow down at some point. Amazingly, we have not witnessed any accidents.That being said, Mongolia is a beautiful country. Vast steppe, the occasional yurt here and there, eagles flying around…
Breathtaking.
Tomorrow morning we’ll be heading on towards China, last leg of the trip.
I will leave the uploading of the really cool pictures to Pablo and Nat, as we are off to dinner now and there is no time to pull them off the real camera right now.
