TODAY in ULAAN BAATAR I am surprised to see how much construction is going on. I am staying the best hotel in the city, but it is like a Chinese hotel: poor service, aging decor, and less than perfect buffet breakfast. But across the way they are building a new Shangri-la hotel and other international 5 star hotels are on the way.
Many women here are in high fashion garb and sleek heels, but you can still glimpse older people in traditional robes with sashes around their middles. The city is dirty, but the sky is blue and the monuments are well-kept.
It is amazing to learn about this vast country that once conquered such a large expanse of land. They once had their capital in Beijing!
I have always wanted to go to Mongolia and I am finlly here.
Many women here are in high fashion garb and sleek heels, but you can still glimpse older people in traditional robes with sashes around their middles. The city is dirty, but the sky is blue and the monuments are well-kept.
It is amazing to learn about this vast country that once conquered such a large expanse of land. They once had their capital in Beijing!
I have always wanted to go to Mongolia and I am finlly here.
Mongolia is a lot like China a few years back. When I was in China 10 year ago advertisements were painted on walls, rather than the modern billboards that are more common now. In Mongolia they had a lot of canvas ads. One in particular caught my eye.
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