I think blogging is bad luck, just after I blogged the last time I broke the key in the lock of the hotel room, half an hour and a set of pliers later we managed to get back in. Quick update...we left Ulaanbaatar in the morning which meant we had a full day of scenery to look forward to. The hills of the city slowly levelled out and the Gobi desert formed infront of our eyes. It wasn't pure sand as you would expect, there was some vegetation growing on it, but it was endless almost flat dry landscape. We arrived to the Chinese border to a lovely fanfare over the loud speakers. They were very efficient and immediatley started with passport control, customs and changing the bogeys. We wereen't allowed off the train as it
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