Posts Tagged ‘Ulan Bator’
A Local Snack
I first saw the locals eating this in 2005, on my first trip here. Lin and I were at the Fun fair, but unable to understand the language, and not really knowing how much it costs, we just watched them eat. This time, Adrian and I spotted another stall selling it, with an English menu. Its basicy a sausage, wrapped in some dough, and with [...]
A Trip to Zaizan
If its your first time in Ulaanbaatar, one unique place to visit, not too far from the center of the city is Zaizan. Its a Russian monument on top of a hill, dedicated to the Russian soilders who fought to liberate Mongolia during World Wars 1 & 2. There are about 300 over steps, and in the winter it can be very slippery with the Ice and snow. [...]
Mongolian Honour Guards
 Each time something official happens in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, we can always see these guys. I used to call them Royal guards in my previous posts, then somebody pointed out there is no King in Mongolia anymore. True. So the proper term would be Honour Guards. They look really fancy in their hats and boots don't they?
Shadows of Shukbatar
Arrived late last night about 10pm, and since the flight was full it took quite a while to get through Immigration and finally collect my luggage. Got to my hotel, went to sleep straight away, and then woke up about 8:30 this morning. Got breakfast sent to my room, how nice and now I am at my favourite hang out place, Narya Cafe, drinking tea and [...]
A little bit of Malaysia in Ulaanbaatar…
My friends who work here have started a Malaysian restaurant. They bought over this old place called Antique Pub, and now they are serving Malaysian food. They openned yesterday, and today we went there for lunch, where I ate Kampung Fried Rice and my fried ordered Mee Goreng. The food was nice, and they just have to work out the quantity of the [...]
Its not just the ladies
There were men also in the Square in traditional costumes during last Fridays event, not just women, and since SOMEBODY wanted me to show pictures of Mongolian men, here they are. There was also a mock Genghis Khaan. The guys have cool costumes eh? I wanted to buy one but they were sooo expensive! And not really practical for Malaysian weather as [...]
