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I told you I would write a blog on Nature's Door, so here it is. When we arrived at Nature's Door we weren't sure if it was open, but as we pulled up out the front people ran out to great us, something that doesn't usually happen. We were then invited in and shown where we could set up camp. We set up camp and were then invited by the owner Otgo to have afternoon tea with bread and jam with her. It was lovely and Otgo told us about Garage 24 and about Nature's Door. She then answered our questions about Mongolia and the surrounding area, it was a very pleasant afternoon and she also introduced us to her nine year old daughter Chingun, a lovely and very bright girl that goes to school in UB. Otgo told us how she had started with Garage 24 and renovated it and how when she and her business partner started Nature's Door they had bought two Gers for their clients to stay in and that they had built an office that would be the restaurant, but at the time had not been able to afford the roof, so when they had their first guests she and her partner had slept in the building with no roof while their guests had slept in the Gers, this gave them the money to put the roof on. We enjoyed a freshly made Pizza that night that was made right from scratch. Otgo had invited us for lunch the next day and told us we would be shown how a Mongolian meal was made and that lunch would be on her. We arrived at eleven to see our lunch being made, it was like an Australian pastie with vegetables in a pastry and fried in fat. Julie had a go at making some, but the finished product didn't quite look the same. After lunch Julie asked if she could make everyone some scones to have with jam. She was given what she needed and we all enjoyed her efforts, I even saw Chingun having some for breakfast the next morning. That evening we enjoyed another freshly prepared meal and Chingun joined us. It was sad to leave the next morning, the people and the place had been fantastic and we hope that others will enjoy what we had.
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Janet McIntyre How lovely, hospitable and homely! Kind of a Mongolian version of the English B&B. I'm very impressed with the way you caught the spirit, Julie, with your scone-making!
Marion Jones/Mum Great reading Mike, and good on ya Julie ! cooking in a different Country Wow. Just lovely to learn what friendly peoplel you are meeting too.