Gandan Monastery

UB City

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April 21st 2012
<span><span><span>An early train from Irkutsk and we were soon full steam ahead towards Mongolia. The train route took us alongside Lake Baikal for several hours before the terrain turned slowly more brown & yellow and we caught first sight of small herds of animals in the distance. The border crossing, whilst smooth enough, took an age – over 7 hours. With that we said our goo ... 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