ruins

Look another destroyed monastery

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July 18th 2006
July 18th After a decent night of sleep and missing the sunrise above the dunes its onwards to one of the largest monasteries. This is slightly hampered by us getting lost for several hours though since I have no idea where we are anyway it doesn't really matter. Finally finding a small kid in the middle of literally nowhere picking his nose he gives us further directions and we're off again. Aft ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Gobi Desert

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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