Terelj National Park (Mongolia - part 2)

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July 6th 2011

Published: July 6th 2011

Sunday June 26th 2011 was the most interesting birthday in my life. I used to dream of seeing Mongolian steppe and gers. On this day my dream came true. Myself and two Australian girls, whom I met at Khongor Guest House, traveled on a one day tour. We left Khongor Guest House at 9am and back at 4pm. Terelj National Park is located 70km away from Ulaanbaatar. If I travel alone, I would have to pay ... Read Full Entry

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theRedRiver

I am a Hanoi_girl who loves to travel. When working for a Japanese construction company in Hanoi, I had the chance to travel to 28 countries and to all the 63 provinces in Vietnam, including 25 trips to Huế city. Egypt, Mongolia and Italy are my love, and other favorite countries are Australia, France, New Zealand, Nepal, Fiji, Japan, India, Indonesia, Belgium, Netherlands, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, China (8 trips, 15 cities), South Korea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cambodia (3 trips), Brunei Darussalam, the United Arab Emirates, Bangladesh, the Philippines, Laos (3 trips), Malaysia (4 trips), Singap... full info

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Gate to Kingyo monastery

Our lunch inside a ger

The noodles, beef and potato were cooked at the local ger next to our tourist ger.

Sữa ngựa (Airag - fermented mare's milk)

I told our driver that I wanted to try horse milk, so he took us to this shop on the way from Terelj back to Ulaanbaatar. He also bought a bottle of Airag as his son likes it. I myself found the milk is very sour.

Kingyo Monastery

Tourist gers and a local ger

A 3-year-old boy plays with his toy

Kingyo Monastery

Souvenirs on sale inside a ger

Oxen in front of our car

Little girl at a souvenir shop

View from Kingyo Monastery

Two local gers at the park

Tourist gers are located on the left side and close to these gers. They have power connected to each other. The young girl in this photo cooked lunch for us. She is mother of a 3-year-old boy and a 5-year-old girl.

A camel near our car

View from Kingyo Monastery

There are lots of stairs to go up to this monastery. A group of young Chinese from Hong Kong are standing along stairs for taking photos.

View from our tourist ger

6th July 2011

Rob_n_Lorenza
Rob & Lorenza B

Part 1 & 2 - Really interesting
Thanks for sharing you rtrip to Mongolia with us, really interesting blogs and great photos. To ride a motorcycle there would be a great way to see the country.

6th July 2011

Chuck
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Great Photo's
Always enjoy your blog. Wish I could travel as much as you do. Only get 5 weeks one time in the summer. cheers from Chuck

8th July 2011

Pavla
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Thank you for sharing! I'm going to Mongolia in three weeks and I can't wait. Your blog entries are a good inspiration! I just want to ask - how the taxi works in Ulaanbaatar and if t is expensive.

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