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 post office (entrance left
around the corner) by yumyum
As you enter go right through to the main hall where you find stalls which sell a good range of postcards and stamps. A postcard posted in the big mail box in this hall to Switzerland took less than a week!
If you want to phone it's getting a bit more complicated. You can buy calling cards or else you can use phones in the streets which are offered by some guy. Easiest is probably to phone with assistance from your hostel or hotel. Leave a Comment
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Usually the short name of Gandan is used but the real name of this monastery is Gandantegchenling. The monastery was moved to its present location in 1838 from the city center.
The monastery grew to include nine institutes and a library. For its 5000 monks it was an important Mahayana learning center which was well known and respected much further than the Mongolian border.
In 1938 part of the monastery was destroyed by the Soviet communists and the leftover temples were used as barns for their horses or for the soldiers themselves. After 1990 the ground were restored to be used as a Buddhist monastery once more and reconstruction took place.
There is an entrance fee of 5000.00, discounts for international student card holders are available. You are allowed to take pictures outside the buildings only. If you want to take them inside you need to seek permission and pay an additional fee. Leave a Comment
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From the viewpoint on the southern hill which lies across the river you can look down on the Russian war memorial. It's a tank that travelled from 1943 till 1945 from Moscow to Berlin. All over UB you will find traces of Soviet architecture.
On top of the hill there is an obelisk commemorating the Russians. If you fancy it you can climb the steps up there but in order to have a good view on UB it's not nessecary.
From this southern hill you have a good view on a clear day. I would guess that in summer it must be rather hazy and also UB suffers from smog. I was lucky when I was there as you can see on my intro photo. Leave a Comment Directions: at the bottom of the southern hill
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I don't usually like going to museums so much, but this one was fascinating. It had a bit of everything like stuffed animals, a ger (yurt), some history and of course the big dinosaur skeleton. The museum also has a café (on the balcony in the dinasaur hall) if you need a rest like I did. There is an entry fee.
Also on the next block north there is the Natural history museum. Leave a Comment Directions: Corner of Sukhbaatar square and Khudaldaany street for the National History Museum and corner Khuvsgalchid Ave and Sukhbaatar St for the Natural History Museum
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 Gandantegchenling by yumyumLeave a Comment Address: Gandan monastery
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On Sukhbaatar Square in the heart of the city you find a monument to Sukhbaatar himself and other important buildings. The pink building of which you only see the side is the opera house. The grey one next to it is the State Drama theatre. Leave a Comment Address: Sukhbaatar sq.
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 Migjed Janraisig by yumyum
The new Janraisig statue is 26.5 meters high. It's made from copper from the Erdenet mine and is gilded in gold. Leave a Comment Address: Gandan monastery
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 Gandan Monastery by sachara
There were a lot of local people around and the temple was filled with people, old and young monks. The most ceremonies are in the Dedenpovaran Temple.
The monastery is open from 9 am to 9 pm and there is no entrance fee. Leave a Comment Directions: North west of the central Square, at the end of Ondor Geegen Zanabazaryn Gudamj.
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 Gandan Monastery, thangka by sachara
After they removed the red veil we had a glimpse at the colorful image of the thangka. We don't know exactly why the thangka was unrolled that morning. Somebody told us, it was a gift for the monastery. Anyway we were happy to have seen this unrolled thangka.
We heard, that after ending of the communist purges, many religious artefacts were returned to the monasteries from their hiding places, allthough also many artefacts were lost for ever. Leave a Comment
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On our tour in the Terelj National Park we visited a nomad family. Mongolian nomads move 2-4 times a year (whenever their livestock need fresh grass).
We had lunch at their ger, and it was very interesting to hear about their life. No one in the family spoke English - and we didn't speak Mongolian - so everything had to be translated by our local guide.
A ger is a Mongolian tent made of canvas or felt, draped over an ingenious frame to make it an easily moveable home.
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