Advertisement
« previous next »
Moscow  
   

Moscow

St Basil's Cathedral
A Few Steppes Off The Rails

June 19th 2009
Dawn had given fresh colour and perspective to the grassy, oceanic expanse of the steppe. The deep green, gently rolling contours, flecked here and there by the tiny white outline of a distant ger, were now free of the bullying heat that had harassed me for the previous three days. After a mammoth train journey from London to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia's congested capital, I was relieved to be on the r ... read more
Asia » Mongolia » Arkhangai » Tsetserleg

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
Advertisement
Tot: 0.067s; Tpl: 0.008s; cc: 8; qc: 34; dbt: 0.0384s; 1; m:domysql w:travelblog (10.17.0.13); sld: 1; ; mem: 1.1mb