These are the 2 yerts where we lived. 6 of
us lived in each yert. A couple people wanted really wanted to make the most of the China trip, so that's how we ended up going to Inner Mongolia! We left on a friday night, took an 11 hour train ride to Inner Mongolia, then about a 2 hour bus ride to the grassland where we lived for a night. Mongolians are crazy about lamb! At every meal, we had some form of lamb, whether it was lamb legs, intestines, or soup. We also went horseback riding for a couple hours Saturday afternoon. Saturday night, the Mongolians showed us how to fight and then performed some songs and dances. Later that night, everyone chilled outside and danced with the music. We saw Oliver breakdance for the first time that night too!
These are the 2 yerts where we lived. 6 of
us lived in each yert.
Me outside one of the yerts. The sky in
Inner Mongolia was really blue!! After living in the smoggy Beijing weather,
the Mongolian sky was really refreshing.
This is the inside of our yert! David and
Brian are taking it easy from the outside sun.