Sarah Marquis

Sain baina uu (hello) from Mongolia – the Land of Blue Sky

When we got to the airport in Mongolia we had to assist a young Chinese guy who either couldn’t read the arrival card or couldn’t write. Sarah filled out the form for him and with a smile of relief and chattering away to us in Chinese he was able to pass without a hitch through immigration.

We left the airport with our big Mongolian taxi driver who was so strong that he was able to carry our entire luggage by himself to the awaiting car. Mongolia welcomed us with a bitter -24, snow and an overwhelming vastness.

Before we headed for our hotel we made a pit stop at the local petrol station where the driver left us in the car and the engine running whilst he re-fuelled!!!

On the way to the hotel the driver sang along to the local radio station whilst Sarah filmed the passing scenery. We caught a tiny glimpse of the surrounding s and the mountains before heading for the city of Ulaanbaatar.

The hotel is a little bit like Faulty Towers for those of you who’ve watched the TV show. The people are lovely though and really friendly.

As with China trying to find any topographic maps here is a real struggle.