Beautiful cemetary

2nd Weekend in UB

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April 21st 2008
So a summary of my weekend so far. Friday: I took off for Naran Tuul (the large black market) after work and soon after I got into the taxi, the wind began to pick up. By the time I got there, dust was kicking up but it wasn't too bad within the market walls. The market itself was indeed interesting. A WIDE variety of cheap import goods are available but there was a corner featuring Mongolian ... read more

Asia » Mongolia » Ulaanbaatar

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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