The train arrived in Ulaan Baatar bringing the students home from camp and they appeared none the worse for wear. Mongolian passenger trains can be seen coming from miles away. One of the old Russian engines is usually billowing black smoke to the degree that you think that there is a fire burning in the [...]
Archive for June 20, 2010
We were driving to Dulankhan, about 35 miles from the Russian border, when Duya pointed out poles covered with blue silk scarves with piles of rocks around them. They were places where people would pray for good luck while driving. We started noticing them everywhere. It seemed that if there was a high hill there [...]
