Goodbye Mongolia

Goodbye Mongolia, originally uploaded by ericdues.

> The above photo was taken by a strange but cool old Itallian guy
> that was playing with my phone while me and the Brazillian (Gustavo)
> ate our hangover meal in the very nice dining car. I had some
> mystery soup that was very good.
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> Well, the last hours in Mongolia were eventful to say the least.
> After starting the night at a decent (by Mongolian standards)
> Italian place with done Gengis Khan beer and scotch and tequilla, we
> proceeded to go to several other bars. Then it was a strange taxi
> ride around to several different clubs that were closed.
>
> Finally we arrived, with the help of some Mongolian UNESCO worker,
> at a bar/disco/freak show place in some back alley... the kind of
> place you could only find if you had local knowledge of the place.
> That place had everything one could want, and after several bottles
> of vodka we took a "taxi" (some random guys car... this is common
> here) back to the hostel and packed our bags for the train. Gustavo
> and Nick then passed out, while me and his dad (Steve) went and
> found a 24 hour diner and got some mystery breakfast.
>
> We then returned to the hostel, woke up the other two, and the UB
> Guesthouse van took our inebriated group to the train station. Upon
> boarding the train I slept for some time until the Gustavo awoke (in
> a different carriage) and we proceeded to the dining car after
> finding and waking the Aussie crew.
>
> Now, as I write this I am in the middle of the Chinese customs and
> wheel changing, which I guess means I am in China. It is amazing to
> me that thus process of wheel changing and arrival/departure customs
> is quicker than just the departure process in Russia.
>
> I am sharing a kupe with all Mongolians, and they once again are
> pretty nice, especially the younger lady that speaks English. In
> another 15 hours I will be in Beijing, and the while crew I have
> been with lately is staying at the same hostel as me, so we then
> will have several pairs of eyes to help us get lost while trying to
> find the hostel. After check-in is when I hope to post this and many
> other (6) backlogged updates.
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