Mongolian border

Transiberian Railway -Mongolia

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July 18th 2008
Day 22 - 07.07.2008 Train to Mongolia at 0655 am, the ride will take 24 hours. Most of the time will be spent on the border control. And we was lucky to get the Chinese carriage, we heard that the Mongolian sucks. And it was great, personal flat screen on each bed. The border control took 8 hours. 3 hours first to wait for the Mongolian train, and then 5 hours hooking on our carriages and then s ... read more

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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