"Eye Pleasing Giant"

Asia » Mongolia
July 12th 2012

Published: June 23rd 2017

Geo: 47.9214, 106.906Near the top of her list of favourite things to watch, DH includes flowing chocolate fountains, puppies playing, and Speedo-wearing beefcakes wrestling with one another. So to bring some special joy to her life we had made some advanced bookings to attend the Naadaam Festival in Mongolia which is centred around that countries national sport of wrestling. Apparently Naadaam mea... Read Full Entry

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1st August 2012

Carol
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Love the elaborate saddles!

1st August 2012

Marlene
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Looks like a shot from "The good, The Bad, and The Ugly!" LOL !

1st August 2012

Marlene
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That poor horse needs a snack !!

1st August 2012

Carol
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They are so little! And no saddles, wow, better than any other cowboys I've ever seen!

1st August 2012

May
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Are those chipatis? I miss chipatis. Anyone know where you can get chipatis in TO? Never seen them.

1st August 2012

Marlene
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Really? How can you tell?

1st August 2012

Carol
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Ok, it really isn't fair...look how small those guys are! There is no way in the world they would ever get some of those big guys off their feet!

1st August 2012

Carol
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Oh my...not a good look!

1st August 2012

Marlene
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That's Gross!!

1st August 2012

Carol
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Their legs are massive!!

1st August 2012

Carol
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Deb, not sure about the look on your face!! haha it looks like you're not quite sure where to look!

1st August 2012

Marlene
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OMG ! WOW....

1st August 2012

Marlene
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REALLY? How long will it take to become an Olympic Sport?

1st August 2012

Carol
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Now this one is more up my alley!

2nd August 2012

Elaine & Doug
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Wonderful commentary in both your Ulan Bator blogs and great pics of the Mongols traditional dress.

2nd August 2012

Elaine & Doug
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At first we couldn't understand Deb's attraction, but then it occured to us that it's probably the fashionable, but understated, rope belt he's sporting.

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