I never was able to set up a tour of the countryside of Mongolia, but I did do some things independently. The first was to Terelj National Park, which I already posted about, and the second was to the ancient Mongolian capital city of Kharkhorin. I was hoping to go the Gobi Desert, but after talking to other travelers, I decided that it was ok if I missed it. Mainly because I already live in a desert, and it probably wasn't going to be a whole lot different. ...

It's snowing!!! Well, at least it was the other day. You would think that coming to the coldest capital in the world, where the temperature can fall to -40 degrees in the winter, that I wouldn't be surprised by snow in September, yet I am! The other day it was warm enough to walk around in a t-shirt and now I have to put on layers to keep warm! Crazy fall weather here in Ulaan Baatar! I guess winter is coming!! Ulaan Baator or UB is a fascinating place and ...