CHOILBALSAN CITY
After 10 days and only one shower we are ready for another hotel stay. We arrive in Choilbalsan at midday and check into a hotel; the perfect place to recharge and prepare for the final stretch of the trip and northeastern Mongolia. The museum is closed today so we have lunch, rest and catch up with the world on hotel wifi. Mongolia’s easternmost capital Choibalsan has a very Russian massive apartment block feel. It’s Jane’s last night on the trip so we go for a farewell dinner at a Chinese restaurant. Lots of food and vodka follow with some shenanigans at the hotel as we crash. We don’t see very much of Choilbalsan as we’ve become very fond of the road and open spaces and are ready to head out there again.
by Ourania Bolis
