Mongolian children

Mongolia - Ulan Bataar

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May 14th 2009
Wow! That's all the 3 of us need to say about this place... It completely took us by surprise. The people are brilliant, the food was great, and the atmosphere was generally so friendly. We arrived at the crack of dawn, after spending most of the previous day travelling down from Irkutsk, with some fantastice views across Lake Baikal at dawn, and enduring an 8 hour border crossing for the ... 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