Off to the airport in an hour to fly to Kathmandu. My 9 hour stopover will provide me with a lot of time to catch up writing posts.
Tag: destination
Summer Palace / we are ready
On our way to the Summer residence of the Emperor. We espcially picked the only rainy and cold day to avoid all other 50.0000 visitors.
National Park/ Nomads – baby cows & BB
We drove about 50 km outside Ulaan Bataar to a national park. First stop on our way was a shaman shrine. This was the third time for me to wish for good luck in one day. We did it together: I placed a wish(es) and we walked around clockwise 3 times. We both picked up…
Gandan Monastery / biggest Buddha Central Asia / 3 prayers for me
The entire day was one big happening and a blessed experience. I seriously enjoyed every minute of it. Many good vibes! The Buddha we saw is the biggest in Central Asia!!! Wishing tree story: there where originally 7 trees. 6 got cut and the 7th survived because it was bleeding. :(( People touch the tree…
Dance with me / Temple of Heaven
….. and so I did. Picture time for Chinese tourists …,,
Train station / Zamen Ude
We stopped and wait for customs to check us. Toilets are closed and we have to wait for around an hour. Many customs employees. They check if people are hidden in the storage area of the beds ….. Track size change. All in all the entire passport control and engineering work took 4 hours….
Chinese Boarder – waiting
It is warm in here. Most people snooze or sleep the day away. A crowd is in the restautant that allows people to smoke. In January I would have been happy about that fact. Now no more …. Hmmmmm Hardly anybody speaks.
Mongolia – a few facts / like being in school again
The country counts 3 million inhabitants, 1 million are in the capital, 90% are Buddhists, they love eating meat, vegetarians are increasing in number which is a very big thing considering that eating vegetable isn’t really in people’s mind set. I had my fist milk tea with salt – the second tasted already better. Amazing…
Aufwiedersehen Mongolia – China I am coming
For sure I am coming back! Desert and highlands and many more things to explore… Had a magnificent time….
Kathmandu was calling!!!! – thankful and happy
I am super happy and excited!! The family in Kathmandu called me a few days ago – an hour before Moscow while I was on the train – to tell me that they are healthy and happily awaiting me. We are in regular email communication since that day. My sister must have made a strong…
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