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classyjoes Says: there is a cheap eat serving Indian vegetarian food just behind thtrain station. Good value and rare to find a veggie place this part of the world
Tourist camp near Shanh Monastry: Ger in the camp
alusru Says: The gers furnishings were simple but comfortable. The blanket was warm enough for the cold nights here, which are really cold even in summer. The service in the restaurant was excellent, I didn't think of such great service in the middle of the steppe.
Tourist Camp near Shanh Monastry
alusru Says: This was the first tourist camp we stayed over night. It was a nice and clean camp, the food was good and the service excellent. It's the only camp in this area, but still it's one of the better camps we saw in Mongolia. Anything and everything is outstanding in Mongolia,...
Tourist camp near Shanh Monastry: Traditional Mongolian music, dancing, acrobatics
alusru Says: The evening we spent in that camp, we saw this group of musicians and singers."Morin Khuur" or Horse-headed fiddle was played and we heard "Khoomii" the kind of singing in two or more different tones at once.A dancer showed us her graceful traditional dances and an acrobat...
alusru Says: When you arrive at the Shanh Monastry in the afternoon, just stay somewhere there over the night, as we did it. Then you will be there in the morning of the next day and watch the religious ceremony the Lamas hold every morning appr. between 9 am and 1 pm.Please ask before...
alusru Says: This is a plan of the whole old monastry. It was destroyed and only a small part of it is rebuilt.
alusru Says: This bowl contains "airag" ... fermented mares milk.The little Lama on the right side of the picture seems to be a bit bored, the ceremony lasts sooo long!
Cleaning before entering the monastry
alusru Says: In such beautiful jars juniper is smoking and you use it to clean yourself, your heart and soul before you enter the temple. Place the smoke with your right hand over your head three times in four directions, walk around it clockwise.
alusru Says: Where shall I place these tips about a monastry, which your driver will hopefully know and find. Off the beaten path is nearly everything in Mongolia, so I'll stay and place them here.The tracks are all bad and with lots of holes, but one of them leads to the monastry. This...
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This bowl contains "airag" ... fermented mares milk.The little Lama on the right side of the picture seems to be a bit bored, the ceremony lasts sooo long!
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