Leaving Beijing monday morning at 08.05 and arriving to Ulan Bator, Mongolia the next day at 13.50 right on time. The train journey was relaxing and the landscapes amazing. First we went literally through the mountains in China and in the morning through Gobi desert. On the border of China and Mongolia we stayed in the train to see how they change the bougies of the train (telit suomeksi). Quite a show! They lifted up the whole train to change the "tires"! We were in side as the train was lifted. This took two hours. During the show we could have stayed at the dead station, but we decided to go back to train after some shopping and still made it back before the train was moved to this show room.
Mongolia seems to be as exotic as we thought; The nature, the people and the atmosphere. And the cold shower that Maija enjoyed was refreshing as a dip into the lake in winter in Finland (just without the sauna afterwards) ;). It was raining as we arrived and it is quite cold (some 15°C), but we decided the outdoor days will be sunny!
The current plan is to look around Ulan Bator tomorrow and get tickets to Russian side for the 1.7. The three days after tomorrow we are hopefully touring in the natural parks in Mongolia.
Mongolialaisten supermarketissa oli Valion Oltermannia ja Violaa ;). eh.
Mongolia seems to be as exotic as we thought; The nature, the people and the atmosphere. And the cold shower that Maija enjoyed was refreshing as a dip into the lake in winter in Finland (just without the sauna afterwards) ;). It was raining as we arrived and it is quite cold (some 15°C), but we decided the outdoor days will be sunny!
The current plan is to look around Ulan Bator tomorrow and get tickets to Russian side for the 1.7. The three days after tomorrow we are hopefully touring in the natural parks in Mongolia.
Mongolialaisten supermarketissa oli Valion Oltermannia ja Violaa ;). eh.
Love the pics!
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