Kids we met…

The little ones who are ever so Natural…

always bagged with endless energy and curiosity.

Met him at the service station when our van had a flat tyre.

Sharon & gang met him at a restaurant on the way to Kharkhorin

Met this bunch when we went trekking up the hills near our camp. 

Mongolian wrestling (Bokh)…

Banzragch, coordinator’s 2yr old son playing on site.

Outside Erdene Zuu, the little boy with strong arms!

A long walk to fetch water home

Our driver, Adiya’s son

The cousins or siblings of our other driver…

 

  Kids at the Naadam festival practice ground

 

At Gandantegcheling Monastery – kids love for pigeons.

The brothers @ Sükhbaatar Square

On the hills of Teregli National Park…

So cute.

Faces of the Folks.

   Its not the age but the wisdom.

  

 

 

 

 

When hunger strikes…

Mongolian salted milk tea

  Mongolian Dumpling stuffed with minced mutton

Fried sausages with rice

Fried beef with rice?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First night dinner – salad & Sheppard's pie

some kind of porridge in milk

The popular pancakes (Gambir) that we can never have enough of – more please!

  Khuushuur – fried dumplings

Pack lunch we had on siteVery salty fried noodle with mutton

Fried noodle again, veggie / mutton omelette with rice

                                                                              Stir fry beef with black fungus & Potato salad

Noodle soup with jerky (mutton & horse?). Think there were pieces of liver too.

The entrails of the goat (boiled innards) that were thankfully not served to us.

Milk heated and left for several hours to form the clotted layer on top - nice if eaten with sugar.

A change from days of meaty Mongolia cuisine, we went for Korean food.

Afternoon sweet treat in the city…