En route to the Tsaatans – Part 2 (on horseback)
Saturday 19/08 The night was not good. The “top” of the yurt was not completely closed and Florence’s sleeping bag got wet by the... Read more
En route to the Tsaatans – Part 1 (by minivan)
Wednesday 16/08 Early departure (8am). Difficult to wake-up (I went to bed at 4am, answering to emails related to the world tour and writing ‘summary’... Read more
Ulaanbaatar (1)
Monday 14/08 Early wake-up in the train at 5:45am. We arrive at 6:45am in Ulaanbaatar (aka UB). The first Mongolian landscapes that we discovered are... Read more
Russia – Interesting / Striking facts
In a random order: Trans-Siberian railway In 1886 Tsar Alexander III decided to build the Trans-Siberian railway. He saw the railway as both the key... Read more
Russia – Summary / Impressions
Words we associate to our stay: Moscow metro, train, Provodnitsa, Lenin, Stalin, Matryoshka dolls, churches, lake Baikal. It was a great trip for us. We could... Read more
Ulan-Ude (2) & Train to Ulaanbaatar
Sunday 13/08 Homeschooling this morning. Quick tour in town for lunch. We go back to see the huge Lenin’s head (under the sun this time).... Read more
Excursions around Ulan-Ude
Saturday 12/08 Departure at 9am with our guide Aldar, a Buryat. We started with the Ivolginsky Datsan (35 km from Ulan-Ude). This Tibetan Buddhist datsan... Read more
Drive back from Ust-Barguzin to Ulan-Ude
Friday 11/08 Departure at 9am. Same minibus as the one we had to come here, with a new French-speaking guide, Natacha, who speaks very fast.... Read more
Trip to Barguzin Valley
Thursday 10/08 Departure at 9am with Sacha. Same van as yesterday. Long road today, in the Barguzin Valley. Splendid scenery. The road goes first between... Read more
Excursion to Svyatoy Nos Peninsula
Wednesday 09/08 Departure at 10am, with Alexander (Sacha) Beketov – mentioned in the Lonely Planet guide –, in his old Russian “army” van. We drive... Read more