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Gerry on Guitar

passing away the hours on the Trans-Mongolian Rail
The heart of Asia

October 26th 2005
Lovely Mongolia. I am here at last! Our train ride from Beijing was the most pleasurable I have ever had. The Trans-Mongolian route is famed for its many traders and the large amounts of smuggling that goes on between boarders. I had mentally prepared myself for the worst and expected our cabin to be filled with some Mongolian guy's boxes of lord-knows-what. But Gerry and I were lucky this time a ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

Mongolian Flag 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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