Ghenghis Khan's Mongolia

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October 1st 2011

Published: October 1st 2011

Hi Everybody! FYI: Jim, our fellow traveler, finished high school and college with Walt. They took ROTC at JSU and both retired as Army Lt. Colonels. Jim thought he loved trains until he had 5 cabin mates between Moscow and Irkutsk. This trip has been full of surprises –some good and some not so good. The train ride from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator was on a small train with just 5 cars and no di... Read Full Entry

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Everette Studdard

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Walt and I enjoy traveling to interesting places, meeting new friends, and sharing our adventures with others. I started this journal-blog when we made our extended trip to Asia in 2006. Writing the blog has gotten to be a habit. After this trip around the world, I am going to limit the blog to one per country. We hope you will keep in touch and let us know how you are doing.... full info

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Lunch Salad at Ger Camp

The egg halves had red and black caviar on them.

Vegetable Soup with Boiled Mutton

Every meal at the Ger Camp included mutton.

Ger Camp

People in this part of Mongolia refer to the tents as gers. When I taught students about the tents, they were called yurts. I believe the Mongols in western Mongolia use this term.

Turtle Rock

The natives have names for many of the large boulders. We climbed part of the way up this one.

Buddhist Saying

We walked a long distance to a former Buddhist monastery, but it is now a mediation center. On the way, we passed many sayings of Buddha.

Yurt by Boulders

The boulders block the wind.

Yurt Home Visit

The herdsman put on his fancy vest and hat for a phot.

Yak Vodka

Walt, Jim, our guide, and the herdsman

Bactrian 2 Hump Camel

Horses on the Steppes

The nomads use horses to help them move their yurts. I imagine they do it like our Plains Indians moved their tepees with a travois.

Statue of Ghenghis Khan

We went up into the top of the statue and walked out on a small walkway to get this photo.

Entrance to Ghenghis Khan Statue & Museum

Everette & Ghenghis Khan Statue

Model of Ghenghis Khan's boot

This boot was in the lobby of the museum. It took 25 calf skins to make it. This is a popular boot in Mongolia. All of the members of the symphony orchestra had on boots like this in white.

Celebration for Opening of Round About

Walt & Ghenghis

This statue was in front of our hotel in UB.

Gandan Monastery

2 Buddhist Monks Meeting on the Street

Buddhists Believe Feeding Birds Brings Good Luck

National Theater

This is where we saw the Mongolian National Symphony and Folk Dance Troupe perform.

Huge Statue of Buddha in Downtown UB

1st October 2011

John Stackhouse
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Following you via your blog is wonderful, Everette! It's almost like you take your friends along with you. These photographs are beautiful and gives us a good idea of your overall experiences during your latest adventure! Thanks for including me on these swell travels! John

3rd October 2011

Brian Studdard
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Everette, One hundred blog entries is very impressive. I\'ve certainly enjoyed keeping up with you over the years. Is it just me or does Dad look a little like Ghengis in the photo of you two in front of the statue? Thanks and have fun, Brian

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