| A warm shower in Ulan Bator |
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| 07 June 2010 | Ulan Bator, Mongolia (47.9170, 106.8677) |
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| After three weeks of dusty, bumpy roads, we arrived in Ulan Bator and the first thing we did was take a warm shower (well sort of, we needed to boil the water because the water pipes were currently not working). The next thing we did was treat our guides to a night out on the town with pizza (not even close to a NY masterpiece) and Shrek in 3D, which pretty much knocked their socks off. |
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| This is the playground for the apartment we were staying at. The shipping containers behind double as the garages for the housing block. |
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| These Soviet bloc apartment buildings are where we stayed for six weeks; second floor, first balcony from the right. At least they were warm during the night. |
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| This was the last meal of our tour. Instead of a tip, we treated our guides to their first taste of pizza in the big city. |
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| Rasa and I made a beeline for the nearest French café with pan au chocolate and cappuccino. The Wi-Fi was a nice bonus as well. |
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| The lady we were staying with was making hurdak for dinner, which is really just a simple pasta but so delicious once you add the lamb fat. |
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| Even in the city, the Mongolians need to eat every meal with salty tea and deep fried bread (aka baursak). |
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| My shoes (made by Colombia) barely made it through Central Asia. Glad I got them stitched up in Uzbekistan. |
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| After a great night out, we all said our goodbyes and our team started their insane drive back to Olgii. We ended up staying in the tour company apartment because all the cheap city hotels are full with backpackers, which is great except for the 45-minute walk to downtown every time we want to explore the city. |
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