Pics are up! Hooray for Shanghai!

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I got decent internet connection! Here are some pics to accompany the mongolian blog update. Now to tackle china!

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Photos

The happy family
Matt in front and then from left to right, Ben, me, Mark, Dan and Katya.

108 Fab Stupas
108 stupas which line the outside of Erdene Zuu Khiid Monastery (plus the lovely parking lot)

Inside the stupas
Where the monks say there prayers everyday. There was a lot of chanting and incense coming from here when we were visiting.

Haraa!
An empty bottle of my favorite Mongolian beverage. Behind it, volcanic rock from the volcano we climbed

It's a yak!
At white lake they had tons of little yaks a in a tiny little pin. They were quite cute. Sorry Gonzo, I didn't get to ride one though.

The Great White Lake
The great lake right after the snow storm. The little black bumps in the distance are piles of volcanic rocks that have been piled up by the locals. They look almost like the tufa formations around Mono Lake (at least from a distance).

Erdene Zuu Khiid Monastery
Mark, me, Matt, and Katya looking tough outside one of the many temples at the monastery

Mongolian outhouse
Deluxe mongolian outhouse. Aren't you jealous?

Pickle juice anyone?
So Katya is our "crazy russian" on the trip and she likes to drink pickle juice. Clearly, i'm a little horrified at the thought but apparently it's standard practice in Russia, go figure

Mongolian ponies
Me happily a top my stinky horse

Looking good in Dell's
Us looking damn good in our dell's along with our guide. He's a real looker too!

Lunch break
Preparing a gourmet lunch along a mongolian roadside with the supervison of our wonderful driver and "hero" Baatar

Comments

[Jesse Gros]

Love the pics!!! Pickle Juice tastes good!!
Hey sister..... I love your pics!!!! Don't forget to go to Laos!!! It's awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! You will love it. Jess

[Danielle]

Hey Katie! your pictures are great! my sister's frisbee team drinks pickle juice at tournaments. I guess the salt content is better than gatorade! they went to nationals one year so i'd say pick up the habit, then we can recruit your for our frisbee team and you can show us how to down pickle juice and i assume vodka. I hope everything is going wonderful. I am actually writing from belize, family excursion of sorts. not as cool as yours but maybe someday. peace! danielle