The Biggest Lenin Head in the World and Other Curiosites

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April 20th 2010

Published: May 1st 2010

I decided to have one last stop in Russia before I left, 24 hours in Ulan Ude, the capital of the Buryat republic and the home to the biggest Lenin head in the world. It was a rather weird visit. I arrived at 6 in the morning to a city which, If I didn't know better, I would say had never been visited by another westerner in the history of the world. I got quite familiar with the train station. I ... Read Full Entry

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1st May 2010

The Papa
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border crossings
The friendly Mongolian border police remind me of arriving in Amritsar in the Punjab on a flight from Kabul to be met by a troop of Sikh soldiers who marched us across the tarmac into a hut and fed us ladhu (indian sweets) while sorting out our passports. US immigration should learn some lessons. Meanwhile here asparagus are rising from the allotment while Brown blunders, Cameron clings and Clegg charges toward the election.

1st May 2010

Eric
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I enjoyed your Mongolia post. I have always wanted to go there. My blog is looking for travel photos. If you have time, email us some at dirtyhippiesblog@gmail.com or check us out at dirty-hippies.blogspot.com Continued fun on your travels, Eric

2nd May 2010

Alex's Ma
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Thank You!
for all your lovely, interesting accounts and photographs. I'm following your journey avidly and enjoying everything. I have an ancient recording of a Siberian girl's choir - first heard it at school in a Russian lesson and was so overwhelmed by it that I begged my teacher to copy it for me. Wonderfully haunting stuff - and now you've seen the landscape that it came from! Amazing!

17th June 2010

Amour2k4
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I am not sure if you have had a chance to travel through the countryside areas and explore the real nomadic lifestyle. But it sounds like you definitely had some time traveling in UB. :) I hope that was a good experience. I didn't even know that we had an Indian restaurant until I read your blog entry, but this evidently tells me how fast our country is developing ( compared to what where we were at about 5 years ago ). I live and work in the US, but will be going home this summer for a month to visit friends and family and very excited about it. Wherever you may be traveling, i hope you are having a great adventure. if there were things you wanted to know when you were in Mongolia, but didn't get a chance to ask or know about, please feel free to ask. I will answer to my best knowledge. But not a question about an Indian restaurant ( since i ididnt know that one ha ) Regards, Amar

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