The wheels they are a turning

For those of you who don't like to read all the words... here are a few pictures from our first couple days in UB, Mongolia.



Oh that crazy Chinggis Khaan thought of everything...



There are many members of the Ben fan club in this country. It reminds me of my trip to India a few years ago:


There are some really fancy, amazing restaurants in UB. This one had a great Austin Powers theme:


But served ridiculously tasty, food (all that for $15):


Most of the monasteries were destroyed during the soviet years, but this one got saved, the Gandantegchenling Monastery:




Oh how I love monks:


It's me! outside of the Gandantegchenling Monastery



loads of birds kick it at the monastery:


view of the monastery:


Tibetian prayer wheel:


view of UB from the monastery:


one of UB's many, many homeless street kids - she was selling bird seed at the monastery



view of UB from Sukhbaatar Square:


View of Sukhbaatar Square including the giant Chinggis Khaan statue.


Good morning and hello from some of our new little homeless friends:


Where we're headed next...