Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSunday, May 23, 2010
We headed out this morning to the ruins of Mandshir Monastery which is about a one hour drive from UB. According to the Lonely Planet, this monastery was home to 350 monks in its heyday, but was completed destroyed in 1937 by Stalin's henchmen.
Yesterday the temperature got up to 80°F (27°C), but this morning it was 43°F (6°C). Yesterday we had a huge wind and dust storm. Today it was blue skies and big puffy white clouds--but freezing cold.
We persisted with our picnic on the lovely grounds of the former monastery, but we didn't get much of a look at the place. It was too darn cold!
"Welcome arch" to the town of Zuunmod, which is the capital of Tov aimag (province). Zuunmod lies 6km from Mandshir.
