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Amarbayasgalant Monastery

♦ May 5, 2012 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Amarbayasgalant Monastery a video by zieak on Flickr. One morning we woke to heavy snow coming down and so I got up early and wandered through the monastery.

I got my hairs did

♦ December 17, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Jordan and I got haircuts today.  Mine cost 18,000 tugrik and I tipped 5,000. We usually don’t tip but I had to.  For under $14 I had my hair washed then a head, neck and shoulder massage.  Then a hair oil treatment with heat (the picture) and they served me coffee while I waited.  Then …

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Coca-Cola and Santa in Mongolia

♦ December 17, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

The downtown Ulaanbaatar streets have ample advertisements of a vintage Coke motif featuring Santa.  It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

Brauhaus beer in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

♦ November 14, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

The Khanbräu Dark and Cristall Weizen served at Brauhaus restaurant and pub in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Gem Draft

♦ November 12, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Angelina Sauna (and foot massage!)

♦ October 13, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

This banner is near the public bus stop near the school.  I’m pretty sure Angelina doesn’t give foot massages there though.

Bicycle street sweeper

♦ September 26, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

We saw this bike with an attached street sweeper at the State Department Store.  It seemed really heavy!

Camel milk?

♦ September 8, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments

I think this is camel milk!

Horse milk

♦ September 8, 2011 ♦ 2 Comments

Yes, this is horse milk.  Not fermented though.  I think.

Tools and brains

♦ September 8, 2011 ♦ Leave Your Comment

Once Own Nothing Can Instead!   I couldn’t find real tools at this store though.