Outside our Ger

Day 14 Ulaanbaatar

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November 5th 2014
Hi All, Woke up in our Ger, which was freezing even though I was stoking the fire all night. Our Ger was situated in Gorkhi-Terelj National park. We headed for a breakfast of bread, jam, cheese (slices yuck) and then sausage and fried egg, this seems to be the Mongolian breakfast staple. We then headed out to see the rock formation Turtle Rock, which by chance looked just like a tu ... read more

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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