I rarely bother to follow links to flickr, but I did this time
because I've always wanted to go to Ulaanbaatar. Unlikely that I ever
will, but thanks for the photos. I particularly liked the Mongolian
Secret History Tourist Camp. That sounds like something Tom Robbins
might write a novel about. <g>
--Bob Whitmire
www.bwp33.com
On Jan 7, 2009, at 5:19 PM, Walters, Martin wrote:
> In November, I spent several days in Ulaanbaatar, capital of Mongolia.
> Early one very brisk morning, I took the OM around the main square.
>
> Some of the architecture clearly shows Soviet influence! Mongolians
> generally use Cyrillic script, but not Russian. Mongolian script is
> written vertically.
>
> Another day I visited a Canadian-operated gold mine a couple of hours
> out of town. Lots of interesting sights, but little opportunity to
> take
> photos.
>
> I know the list has little affection for Flickr.... Anyway, some
> photos
> at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/14675507@N08/sets/72157612245771533/
>
> All OM-2N, Portra 400 NC, Costco scans.
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