The road quality deteriorated as we progressed, and it really felt like we were entering a developing country.
Border checks were excruciating - 7 passport checks and 2 hours in total, as well as two luggage scans! I was lucky to get through customs so smoothly, since my immigration card had not had the correct part taken by the authorities when I entered Belarus. Wrong paperwork usually means bad news in Russia!The roads in suburban Ulaanbataar were pretty much dirty tracks worn in by the fact that many vehicles happen to pass a certain way - though slightly better in the centre. Once in the centre, we boarded our very cramped local bus to our hostel. The Lotus Hostel was excellent - a book not to be judged by its cover - more on that later!
We finished the evening with a meal at the "Moderne Nomads" where I tried horse meat for the first time... yum! I will save the sheep scalp for another night!To the left is a random picture of an interesting combination of building, sky and colours that I saw.
