Serene dreams

The water chore

White lake, the volcano

White lake (still blue)

White lake

Dusty old town

Huge!

This may not look that impressive at first glance, but it is by far the biggest bird I've ever seen! On the ground, from the car, i first thought it was just a big rock, until i realised the rock had head moving and that there were many similar ones nearby!

I tried to get as close as possible, for all i had was a 28mm lens, and shot it shortly after take off.. but to get it that big, in flight, with a 28! I'm telling you the beast was huge!

They call them "tass" (which is a literal transcription of what the driver told me so don't take my word for it!), but i guess it's some kind of giant vulture.. anyways, got to see it to believe it!

Welcome

Tea time

The making of..

On the menu tonight..

Don't mean to sound like a sissy but it was the first time i saw two men slaughter, skin and cut open a goat, all with a pocket knife..



The house dog was fed with the beating heart.

We weren't originally supposed to watch this, then they let two of us.. the man on the foreground kept dictating at what point of the process i was allowed to take pictures.. ritual or whim?

Race Car Ya-Yas

Grace

..and there, in the middle of the dust and the taxis of a small provincial town, out of nowhere, she walked by, looking as if she had just come out of the Galeries Lafayette!

Taxis

Mishgee's bathroom

The camel shepherd

Desert gate

And miles to go before i sleep..

more sand..

But, where is the grass?

Sand Gobi

Icy Gobi

Blue Gobi

White Gobi

Green Gobi

Red Gobi

2006. A toilet odyssey.

ok, sorry about the cheezy title.. but what's more unexpected than a toilet cabin in the middle of the desert? Mongolia is full of these mysterious monoliths and i couldn't help thinking about Kubrick's famous movie!