Incidentally, the Trans-Mongolian, after Ulaanbaatar, links up with the famous Trans-Siberian Railway.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
The Trans-Mongolian Express
From Hohhot to Ulaanbaatar, I took the Trans-Mongolian Express. Including the 12 hour border stop, the trip took a total of 36 hours. Sadly, I slept through the Gobi Desert (it was pitch-dark anyways), but woke in time to take a few pictures of the hinterlands beyond the capital. Among the sites from the window: a modern nomad encampment, sheep, dried grasses, and telephone poles.
Incidentally, the Trans-Mongolian, after Ulaanbaatar, links up with the famous Trans-Siberian Railway.
Incidentally, the Trans-Mongolian, after Ulaanbaatar, links up with the famous Trans-Siberian Railway.
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Interesting, those pics could have been taken in North Dakota or Eastern Montana. Desolate looking, definitely want to check it out.
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