Icy cold water

Tosontsengel

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June 9th 2006
From Khovsgol Province, we travelled southwest towards Tosontsengel. It was a whole day of travel. Somehow, we quite enjoyed the travel on the bumpy Mongolian highway. I think we felt a sense of freedom not to be found back home. The song of East17 (Zaya likes this song) kept playing over and over again (there were other songs but I only remembered this one): "When the thunder's callin ... read more

Asia » Mongolia

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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