Monday, August 20, 2007

Mongolia: June 2007


Not much traffic on the road , and only sparsely located gers.






We pass by some chalets in various colors (still under constructions) and from far it doesn't seem real ...


(stone site with flags)
An ovoo (Mongolian: овоо, heap) is a type of shamanistic rock cairn found in Mongolia. Ovoos are often found at the top of mountains and high places and at borders and cross-roads. They serve as both navigational aids in a country with few roads and fewer signs, and religious sites, used in worship of the mountains and the sky as well as in Buddhist ceremonies.
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Bare hills, Clear water, green trees


Camels




the bare hills and the flat land


Visited a herder family and tasted some food stuff such as milk cream, yogurt, lamb soup, etc




Herder family