Central Europe, Denmark, Mongolia, Hong Kong Traveler

Good view of Istanbul - city on two continents, Europe and Asia.

Istanbul airport in amongst the sand dunes

Looks like some stripey big paddocks down there - surprising

Power station contributing to Ulaanbaatar's claim to be the most polluted capital in the world.

A camel train and a view of the hotel we come back to in a couple of weeks

ATM here and everyday purchases from local small retailers.

The must-see "State Department Store" looks a bit shabby on the outside.

A different and yummy was to do Beef Stroganoff

CPH to Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar

Aug 25–27 in Mongolia ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

Turkish Airlines flights from Copenhagen to Istanbul, Turkey. Layover of 3 hours. Hot in the airport.
Istanbul to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.
Robbed me of 5 hours sleep because of the time difference.

The horse ride company picked me up from airport and delivered me to Narantuul hotel.
Around 10am. The room was already ready so that was great.

Snooze, shower, lunch at the restaurant on the top floor of the hotel.

Walk up Peace Avenue to a few shopping centres. Found a market that is selling things for going back to school. Stationary, backpacks, uniforms.

Jac and Di arrive from Hong Kong. We are staying in the same room. It's a big apartment. Jacqui reckons she could easily live here!

We chat then go have tea in the other restaurant in the hotel.

Ulaanbaatar reminds me of Bangkok but not so hectic. Still has lots of cars, honking, driving and parking haphazardly. Not the humidity or smell.Read more