November 24th and one month left till Christmas, and we are driving through the Gobi dessert and listening to Christmas carols. We left Beijing at 7:40 am this morning, now the sun is setting outside and we still have more than 18 hours to go.
The train ride on the Mongolian plains and rolling hills has been one of the most beautiful train rides so far. With the white snow, blue sky and horses, yaks and camels roaming the hills.
Ulaan Baator
We are now in the Capitol of Mongolia. Here we stay at a guest house, very simple, just a room in a apartment, but perfectly fine. Cashmere is the thing to buy here and the city is full of cashmere stores, so there has been some shopping…… Ove has ordered a Mongolian bow so we got some nice souvenirs!!! Even though the city have more than 1 million people it still feels like a small town, with lots of cozy, local cafes and restaurants. Chains like Mc Donald’s and Starbucks have not reached this part of the world yet. Everywhere you can see that this was ones a part of USSR, old ugly blocks and state buildings.
Lars woke up this morning and looked out the window and said with excitement: “Something is dropping from the sky!!” It is not everyday he see snow. Today its been a little bit snow and around -15 C. We have one more night here in UB and then we will go on a three night trip on the plains, living in ger with the locals.
Takk for nok et reisebrev! Lurer på, er det andre som reiser som dere? Treffer dere andre "turister", hvem reiser med disse togene? Her i Bergen er det øs-pøs regn for tiden, masse avslutninger på alle aktiviteter og Frode er på reise som vanlig. Fortsatt god tur!!
ReplyDeleteDette ser jo heilt fantastisk ut, - og så utrulig eksotisk med Ulaan Bator! Glede meg til utvida rapport i jula :-)!
ReplyDeleteMed så mange kuldegrader e det jo godt å varma seg med litt Kashmere, vil eg tru... Så får me håpa, for Lars sin del, at det dette fleire spennande ting ned frå himmelen,he,he :-)
Klem til alle!
Kan ikkje sei me har treft mange som reiser som oss, det var nokon få backpackers frå Beijing til UB. Nå pakke me og gjer oss klar te Ger to Ger tur.
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