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July 4th 2005
Just finished an exhausting day, doing all there was to do in Ulan-Bataar. The city itself is truly ugly: it is built in a deep valley of stunning beauty but, unfortuntely, most of it is soviet concrete architecture, badly constructed and horrible to look at. The streets are all parallel and perpendicular, there are few historical buildings in the city, bar two: the old winter palace and the large ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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

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