vodka after a long day

Nomadic Families/ Back to UB

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July 21st 2006
July21 After pushing through the day before we spend the whole day with a nomadic family being woken up by a pair of baby goats who have snuck into the Ger at night. The day was composed of racing horses with the families adolescents and fishing, not to mention avoiding the torrents of mosquitoes. For supper they killed the fatted sheep and I got to help in the skinning. It was nice to have som ... 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