Weekdays in the city go by pretty fast. You work
till 6pm. You head back home. You cross the same streets. You go the
same underpasses. You’re in your same flat, in your very same room and
you’re trying to turn the day into something special
by putting the small timeframe between 7 and 9 to a good use outside.
Not so on weekends.
Weekend No 3 was a muscle torture weekend. We went
1.5 h outside the city for some horse riding. There are horse riding
camps all over Mongolia. And once you start riding, you kind of get an
idea why horse riding is a big thing here. Nature
looks different from a horse back. Not only because exploration is
easier, but also because you’re off paths and in places your feet won’t
take you to that easily. Your Mongolian horse will take you over hills,
through rivers and beyond. Galloping just towards
the farness and emptiness of the Mongolian steppe makes you feel free
in a way you’d never experienced. Even though, I never stepped on a
horse back ever, I felt I could deal with it pretty well. A horse ride
in Mongolia is a MUST.
On our way back we had a quick stop over at the
Chenghis Khan Statue Complex. Since the statue is quite far outside of
the city (1h drive), you should consider combining your visit with
something else (i.e. Terelj National Park).
On Sunday we went up the Bogd Mountain, that is
just south of UB. There were quite a few other hikers with us. On top,
you should take one of the smaller paths off the main spots in order to
be by yourself and enjoy the silence and beauty
of nature. The view from up there will keep you busy for at least 1 or 2
hours.
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