Mongolia

We took an overnight train across the Russia border into Mongolia. This particular train was full of Mongolians, most of which carried several large bags they would roll around the carriage. We later found they would roll the bags off the train at stops and set up little stalls to sell their items to the locals. As the train was about to leave they would quickly pack up and roll the bags back onto the train ready for the next stop. The really dodgy part was when they stored the bags in the roof and under the floors of the train when we went across the border and through customs.

Arriving in Ulaanbaater we were taken out of the city into the countryside where we spent the next few nights in Mongolian Ger's (Tent) where to this day a lot of Mongolians still live. Jody was able to fit in a few squatting exercises while we were here with the traditional hole in the ground toilet. Our driver tried to drive through a sand bunker with a regular bus and managed to get bogged. We had to walk the rest the way.











The area we stayed was beautiful and amazingly quiet to the point where you could hear the flapping of wings from an eagle high in the sky. We also had a chance to see the milky way at night time being so far from any city lights, and did some horse riding and other activities (take a close look at Jody's archery skills in the photo below). Oh and also checked out a big arse statue of the national hero Chinnigis Khan.













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Location:Mongolia, Ulaanbaatar