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| We visited eastern Siberia and Mongolia in August 2018. First we spent some days in Irkutsk and at Lake Baikal. From Irkutsk we went by the Trans-Siberian railroad to Ulan Ude and continued with the Trans-Mongolian railroad to Ulan Bator. After a couple of days in Ulan Bator we went to two ger-camps: Terelj and Khustain. You can see some of our pictures from our tour on this web page. Click on the pictures for seeing them in full size. |
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| Irkutsk | |||
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| Babr, The heraldic symbol of Irkutsk |
The Spasskaya church | The Spasskaya church, interior | The cathedral of the Epiphany, Sobor Bogoyavlensky |
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| The Kazan church | The Kazan church, interior | The eternal Flame for the unknown soldier |
House of Europe, protected Siberian wooden house |
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| Count Volkonsky's house | Homemade bread | The town district 130 Kvartal. Renovated, reconstructed or relocated traditional Siberian wooden houses |
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| Meat counter at the food market | The outdoor museum Taltsy, traditional Siberian wooden houses from the 20th. century |
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| Lake Baikal | |||
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| View of Lake Baikal | Lake Baikal | Tourboat on Lake Baikal | Sailing on Lake Baikal |
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| Sailing on Lake Baikal | Baikal Seals (Pusa sibirica) | Leif in Lake Baikal | Omul (Coregonus migratorius) |
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| Food market in Listvyanka | Dried omul | Fruit stand | Pomegranate |
| The Trans-Sibirian Railroad | |||
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| Irkutsk railway station | Boarding in Irkutsk | Karen on board | Siberian landscape |
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| Siberian landscape | Siberian town | Stop in Ulan Ude | Siberian village |
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| Siberian village | Siberian landscape | Siberian village | Stop in Nauschki |
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| Mongolian landscape | Nomad settlement | Mongolian domestic horses (Equus caballus) |
Mongolian horses with shepherd on motor bike |
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| The ger camp Terelj | Our tent | Camels (Camelus bactrianus) | Yak (Bos grunniens) |
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| Old wooden bridge | Mongolian river | Mongolian landscape | Siberian edelweiss (Leontopodium palibinianum) |
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| Mongolian wild flowers | Demoiselle Cranes (Grus virgo) | Siberian Marmot (Marmota sibirica) |
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| Black-eared Kite (Milvus lineatus) | Przewalski Horse (Equus przewalskii) |
White-backed Woodpecker (Dendrocopos leucotos) |
Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) |
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| Visiting a nomad family | Domestic goats (Capra hircus) | Our tent in Khustain ger camp | |
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| Ovos, holy cairns | Aryabal monastery | A modern Mongolian village | Equestrian statue of Genghis Khan |
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| View of Ulan Bator | View of Ulan Bator | The Korean Buddha | Ulan Bator by night |
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| Street views from Ulan Bator | Skeleton of Tarbosaurus baatar | Sukhbaatar Square | |
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| Genghis Khan | Equestrian statue of Sukhbaatar | Hotel "Blue Sky" | Choijin Lama temple museum |
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| View from Choijin Lama temple complex |
Choijin Lama temple, detail | The Gandan monastery | View from the Gandan monastery |
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| The Gandan temple | The Gandan temple, interior | The golden statue of Avalokiteśvara |
The Gandan temple, interior |
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| Prayer wheels | Prayer wheels | Family portrait | Mongolian barbecue |
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Last updated 8. October 2018 |
Photos: © Karen & Leif Høxbroe 2018 |