the main temple at the Gandan monastery

the monastery is the largest in mongolia and includes 2 schools and a university for the monks. there were loads of pigeons because people think it's cleansing to feed them.

mega update #3: Ulaanbaatar city - by James

February 18th 2009
ok, now for the last part of this mega update, the city of ulaanbaatar. So, the drive back to the city took around an hour and 20 minutes. On arrival at the hotel we checked in and plodded up to our room, where we dumped all our gear and figured out how the TV worked (terrible I know! but we wanted the news!). Then we filled the bathtub and added our magical clothes make clean more liquid, and ... 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

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