In which I translate my first solo
travel stories from Dutch to English. I hope you enjoy!
Monday, June 30th 2008
Hello everyone,
I am finally in Mongolia, 2 days
already. It is Monday about 3 o’clock and in a little bit I will climb some
sort of holy mountain.
I usually hang out with the youngest
girl of the family and the cousin because they both speak English. Yesterday I
explored Ulanbaatar with the both of them, and saw an absolutely stunning Buddhist
temple. I also got a painting from Bayarchimeg, the cousin.
I also tried snuff for the first time.
(snuff Tabaco, I am not exactly sure what it is called). It made me sneeze
terribly! They also give me so much food, they keep on saying that I am not
eating enough. I am also meeting the entire extended family, where I always
drink milk tea, and they give me huge amounts of candy to bring home. Ugh,
there is so much to tell for so little time.
Besides that, in contrary to what everyone was saying, UB is
incredibly beautiful. But you have do sometimes have to look around the ugly,
but beauty there is.
Beauty you see in the boys that shine their cars, waiting to
pick up their girlfriends. Beauty in the young children, selling wet wipes and
candy on the street, staring at you with their unwashed faces.
Well, I’ve got to go.
Talk to you later.
Love, Wietske
