Slight change of plans since my last blog; The local buses from Hohhot to Erdos were comparitively expensive, so we decided not to go there. I do hope to visit the Wusutu national forest park,located just north of the city though, so soon an update on that. The biggest change in plans is our idea to visit the bordertown with Mongolia; Erenhot. This is where the large dinosaur museum (a new one is being built right as we speak) is located which we wanted to visit... Well, now we're not just going there, we're even going to visit Mongolia itself! The visa apllication, which we did right here at the local Mongolian consulate, seemed at first to be a bit of a problem, not having a letter of invitation, but with the help of a good
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