Some more pics... Mongolia and the train to Moscow

The Mongolian scenery on the train from Beijing to Ulaanbataar:




Downtown UB:

Giant buddha statue on the outskirts of town:

Great view of UB from the WWII war memorial:

A ger tent out in the Mongolian wilderness - our home for a night:

A group of scared Aussies on tiny, not-so-tame Mongolian horses:

Sunrise in the countryside (absolutely amazing):

And the beginning of our four-and-a-half day trip to Moscow:

Sunset as our train rolls out of Mongolia...

...and good morning in Siberia:

This crazy, golden-toothed guy got us from Ulaanbaatar to Moscow:

Who needs an esky?

Madness - one of the many 'market stops' on the train platforms (twenty minutes to sell as much crap as possible!):