DAY 10 - Suhbaator to Erlyan - 682 miles (total miles 6195)


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May 14th 2006
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Train : 'No.004' Moscow to Bejing (6th day on the train). Its dawn over the Mongolian Steppes and the sun is starting to spill its light through the undulating hills onto the plateaus beyond and our winding route towards Mongolias capital, Ulan Bator. I see many Yurts on the hillsides, some of them secure in fenced enclosures possibly to keep wild animals away. The Yurt is the round rigid tent wi... Read Full Entry



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Our train at Saynshand station.
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Our train at Saynshand station.
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Freight train going north at Saynshand station.
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Freight train going south at Saynshand station.
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'Close the windows!' .... the train kicks up a sand storm after leaving Saynshand.
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More camels.
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Sunset over the Gobi Desert at Zamiin Ude.
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Zamiin Ude, the last station in Mongolia.
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Changing the bogies at Erlyan.
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Changing the bogies at Erlyan.
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Changing the bogies at Erlyan.
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Changing the bogies at Erlyan.
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Erlyan, the first station in China.



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