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Nadaam 2008 - and some other stuff

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July 17th 2008
Hi Again, We had a couple of days post trip to relax before the National State Nadaam Festival, a three day extravaganza of the three national sports of Mongolia, Wrestling, Horse Riding and Archery. This essentially meant do our washing and have a shower, although on our first day back the centrally supplied hot water for our region of UB was broken so we had to wait an extra day! We also d ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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The Mongols gained fame in the 13th century when under Chinggis KHAN they conquered a huge Eurasian empire. After his death the empire was divided into several powerful Mongol states, but these broke apart in the 14th century. The Mongols eventually ... ... read more