onizou idea nomads - mongolia - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck

 

 

 

 

 

2009/AUG/19-28

MONGOLIA

Ahh, back in a country of nomads! And with strong national pride connected to a certain Genghis, or Chinggis as it's written here... chinggis beer, chinggis juice, chinggis all over. But we headed straight for a decent barbeque.

onizou idea nomads - mongolian bbq - gerhard seizer & klara sibeck


ancient cooking or just new branding? mongolian barbecue is back to its 'roots' in ulan bator... >2009/AUG/27 mongolian bbq

 

 


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distance traveled 2480 km
elapsed time 9 days 14 hours 33 minutes 28 seconds
average speed 11 km/h

 

 


entering mongolia

lifting the train to change bogie to wider track
train in the air
changing the bogie
landscape passing by
mongolian train station
mongolian train station
emtpy mongolia
another lovely water heater
arriving by train
ger suburb
ger suburb
german bakery
phone provider
bananas
UB city square
UB dusk
funny hats? no, road blockers
UB city square
familiar guy
louis vuitton
always the filipino bands
colors
UB downtown
UB by night
aeroflot
weird movements
dancers
portable ger
riders
no, it's not Subway, it's... Sub bataar!

 

to tsetserleg and white lake

bus station Ulan Bator
the road ahead
bus from Ulan Bator to Tsetserleg
trash
lunch break village
runners
mmm, lunch
lunch break
speeder
people getting off bus
waiting
Tsetserleg bus station
Tsetserleg bus station
Tsetserleg bus station
GPS business
ger stop-over
moto
parking space
dusty storm
the road

 

herder family at white lake

using our vocabulary
moving in
dramatic evening
making cheese
clouds of mongolia
wellknown profile
white lake sunset
hoof
with our mongolian host
sunset
sleepy cows
sunset over the camp
milking
sheep on motorbike
leaving with the sheep
trash
stirrups
hello cow
drying cheese
nomad furniture
brewing the milk tea
roof construction
inside the ger
cheese, butter, milk & bread
grabbing a bite
welcome to the ger
trying out the ox cart
shoes on the roof
loading the ox cart
kids & ox

 

one day on an ox cart

the kids
yawning dog
the ox - hero of the day
making ropes out of wool
difficult business
sewing mongolian clothing
trying out a mongolian knot
there it is!
morning in the ger
welcome to mongolia!
feeling mongolian
horse milk liquor
more, please!
morning rally
girl with handbag
best friends
starting the journey with the ox
bumpy road ahead
holy spot
up the volcano
ox is waiting
lunch break
waiting around
passing by
through the lava fore3st
volcanic underground tunnel
tadaa!
arriving at white lake
afternoon at white lake
solar power


wouldn't be mongolia without horse riding

white beach?
out shopping
city center
the reward
our camp
calling sweden to wish happy birthday
hillside gers
watching tv
the shower
the facilities
going riding
beautiful day for a ride
lookalike
horses at white lake
mongolian horses & mongolian man
crossing the river
connected
mongolian grass
looking down at the lake
sunset horse race
early morning
intricate craftsmanship
back to Tsetserleg
lava stones

 

tsetserleg town

monastery
tsetserleg view
prayers
harmony
mongolia sky
roof
fishkopf
tseterleg skies
long term parking
soviet times
parking space
karaoke