'White Lake', Mongolia



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Mongolian  Flag 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]
Blog: Mongolia and Trans-Mongolian train journey - Ulaanbaatar to Beijing
Date: September 17th 2006

Ulaanbaatar - capital of Mongolia

Arriving in Ulaanbaatar during a snow fall wasn't the most auspicious of starts. However, the wonderful Mongolian people made our welcome about as warm as we could ask for. After the reserve of the Russians, the wide smiles and charm of the Mongolians was a nice change. And so many of them spoke English. We felt extremely spoiled. We only spent ... read more







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