Saturday, October 23, 2010
Mongolian Miscellany
We visited a few giant things in Mongolia. First we saw a 26 metre golden Buddha hiding quietly in an unobtrusive temple. He was pretty magnificent. We then visited a 40 metre Chinggis Khan statue in a faintly more conspicuous position in the middle of the steppe. You can see him for miles around, triumphantly riding his horse into battle. You go up an elevator and emerge through his crotch to view the landscape. Words really cannot express how hilarious and brilliant this is. We then visited a (sadly closed) tourist ger camp which has giant dinosaur statues dotted around the camp. The dinosaurs are falling into disrepair and have an air of faded grandeur about them. We also saw a giant Chinggis boot and another giant Buddha but you'll have to wait for those photos. We're in Russia now.
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hahahaha so bizarre and fun. is it the land of dinosaur fossils too or just a good thing to do with the space?!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos Sis, looks like a mad place to visit.
ReplyDeletePlease Do Not Eat The Dinosaurs.
ReplyDeleteChinggis has a completely awesome sword. I bet he ruined quite a few dinosaurs with that thing.
I like the dinosaur park RAWWWW
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