landscape1  Pretty pictures of the country around Ulan Bataar. landscape2  Pretty pictures of the country around Ulan Bataar. landscape3  Pretty pictures of the country around Ulan Bataar. landscape4  Pretty pictures of the country around Ulan Bataar. ger  This is a traditional Mongolian tent, called a Ger (pronounced 'ghair'). There are lots surrounding the capital city Ulan-Bataar, and quite a few inside the city, like this one. monastery  This is a huge monastery in Ulan Bataar we visited. Inside there is an absolutely massive statue of Buddha.
road works  This is a footpath they were repairing in downtown Ulan-Bataar. They just jack-hammered it up, then went home for the day.  Health and Safety initiatives haven't quite taken off in Mongolia. viewfromrocks  Our host took us on a day trip into the countryside. While driving around we saw this big outcrop of rocks and I decided to climb them. This is the view from the top. You can see our host's white Lada car, and if you look carefully you can see Amanda near the centre of the photo. viewfromroom  While in Ulan Bataar we stayed in someone's home. This is the view from our room. yaks  Wild yaks. monk  This dude is one of the monks who was kind enough to pose for us.