Tuesday 15 September Morning comes too soon. It's after 8 by the time we go down for breakfast. We leave about 9am for the country side via the supermarket. We reach the huge Changgis Khan and have an hour to explore inside which houses museums, souvenir shops, a restaurant, and a lift up info the statue. Some of the others pay extra to dress up in traditional costumes and they look very good. They want to extend the options adding thousands of horse statues an...

Monday 14 September I sleep poorly and am woken up fully by the train attendant an HOUR before the stop with a stout 'stand up. Ulaanbattar 1 hour'. And the lights turned on. Mal turns the light off. We were planning 30 min before to be sufficient. I can't sleep after that so slowly start preparing my stuff for leaving. At 5.50am local time we arrive in Ulaanbattar. Once off the train there is a bus waiting for us. It's cold and still very dark. On the way to t...

Sunday 13 September I don't want to wake up. It's late when I do. There was a strange incident earlier in the morning our CEO had our door opened and came inside and just stood there. I think he was lost. A quiet relaxing morning passed. At 2pm we reach our 1st border crossing and had 2 hours free time to roam about. It was very hot. Eventually we brought water and sat in the shade. Then we had to sit on the train for over 2 hours while immigration came through...

Saturday 12 September Even with my nap I feel very exhausted when I wake. We pack and go for breakfast. It's yum with buckwheat, egg, bread and salad. The bus arrives before 9:30 and we leave on time. Back in Irkutsk we drop our bags into two rooms provided and go on a walking tour around the city and it's So very hot after the last two days. It gets to over 30°c. We walk around but the heat is exhausting. We see old wooden houses sinking into the streets. Nice...

Saturday 12 September Even with my nap I feel very exhausted when I wake. We pack and go for breakfast. It's yum with buckwheat, egg, bread and salad. The bus arrives before 9:30 and we leave on time. Back in Irkutsk we drop our bags into two rooms provided and go on a walking tour around the city and it's So very hot after the last two days. It gets to over 30°c. We walk around but the heat is exhausting. We see old wooden houses sinking into the streets. Nice...