A week ago Kathy, our friends Seulgi, So Young and Tuvshuu and I went to the countryside to see the huge Chingis Khan monument (Chingis is the way the Mongolians spell and pronounce his name). The drive was fun, the approach to the monument was amazing because of its size, and the time at the monument was so interesting.
After that we headed back, and stopped at a roadside place where we visited two eagles and a vulture (and their owner hoping to make a buck or two.... hmmm... a thousand tugrik or two). I have seen eagles along the road but never a vulture. Of course the vulture was ugly and made a horrible scream each time he got tangled up in the leash and couldn't get out. But he had a huge wingspan. So we all had fun taking our photos with the birds on our protected hands and arms. Really fun!! Seulgi, So Young and Tuvshuu were so brave, especially because they had never done it before. We had a lot of laughs.. and some good photos.. haha. What do you think? The vulture bit me on my arm but I survived :) In this first photo you can see that he climbed up on my shoulders and I think he wanted to make sure we caught his pose on film.. haha
If you have never gotten your photo with one of these birds, you must do it if you ever get the chance.
One of the great things about Mongolia is its nature, its natural resources and its countryside.
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| So Young and Seulgi in front, Tuvshuu and me in back, Mr. Vulture on top, and Kathy took the photo :) |
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| ... the view from the top of the monument... |
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| ... Chingis Khan's left hand and his sword handle ... |
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