Ivolginsky Datsan

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June 25th 2008
We made it to Ulan Ude promtly at 06.15am and were met on the platform by a man called Andre who we assumed was our driver. Turns out he is actually also our host at our next homestay along with his wife Svelta who was also to be our guide. We ate an early breakfast and had a nap and a shower and had to be ready for 1030 for our visits. Ulan Ude was closed to foreigners up until 1991. Its so cl ... read more

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Founded in the 12th century, the Principality of Muscovy, was able to emerge from over 200 years of Mongol domination (13th-15th centuries) and to gradually conquer and absorb surrounding principalities. In the early 17th century, a new Romanov Dynas... ... read more

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