My summer holiday

Where will you go, if you have the opportunity to travel beautiful places?

If I were you, I would travel to all around the Mongolia. But in this summer holiday, I had a chance to do it. I travelled to Ovorkhangai aimag with my friends and to Southgobi aimag with my whole family. It was first time I have travelled many places. It was just like dream.

First of all, I went to Ovorkhangai for a week. It’s “Summer Education Seminar VII”. Student’s Union of Mongolian Science and Technology/MUST/ organizes it every 2 years. 2 outstanding students participate it from every school of MUST. I went to it with my friend Enkhjin. There were about 40 students, 10 over Student’s Union’s members.

On 9 of July, We set out from Ulaanbaatar by bus. On the way, we saw Elsentasarkhai and Khogno Khan Mountain. Khogno Khan is very high, majestic and stony. It looks like laying dinosaur. It’s historical memorable place. Manduhai tsetsen queen and her army were fighting with their enemies here. There is memorial statue of Mandukhai. Elsentasarkhai is located near Khogno Khan. It’s very huge sand dune. Our guide said that it was very long and continued until Russian border. Many types trees grow here. The weather was cold and rainy. These places are one of the beautiful place of Mongolia.

We inhabited in “Khangai” camp which is located about 10km from Kharkhorin sum. Namely, it’s located in bottom land of Orkhon. Kharhorin is the first capital of the Mongolia Empire. Our camp’s food was very delicious, especially the breads and the service was excellent. It was enjoyable us. The one bad thing was that their shower’s water to goes off every 15 minutes. So we should shower very quickly. But our everything was great.

Bottom land of Orkhon is such an admirable place and national park. There are lots of things to see. For example: “Black ruins city’s novel”, Orkhon’s waterwalls. Second day, we went to Black ruins city’s novel which is short drive away from Kharkhorin. It had impressed me very much with its glorious novel and ancient buildings’ ruin. In ancient time, it was capital of Tureg, Uigur. It’s great and very interesting place with marvelous history. After saw it, we had to go to Orkhon’s waterwall, Mogoit’s spa and Tuvkhvn temple. But suddenly it started raining. Fortunately it was a shower. So our bus sagged in slime, then we dislodged it. But we couldn’t do it and couldn’t see Orkhon’s waterwall, Mogoit’s spa and Tuvkhvn temple. But I think, I’ll go to there necessary in next holiday.

Other day of our seminar, we participated lots of educational, sporting competition. For example “Training”, ”Football”, greeting and controversy etc. Also we listened many lecture about engineering, education, team, job etc. In my opinion, we became a lot of knowledge about everything.

5^th day of our seminar, we walked to Erdenezuu monastery about 20km. On the way, we had barriers such as to cross river. Although we was very exhausted we had been walking to see fantastic Erdene zuu monastery. The monastery is surrounded by 108 soyombo stupas, joined together by a square stone wall. Each stupa is 3.15-3.17 meters wide at its foundation, and is 7.5 meters in height, including a 3.4 meter base. The main temples of Erdene Zuu the three Zuu temples, the Dalai Lama temple, and so on are situated in the northwest section of the monastery; in the north-central section is located the "Golden Stupa", a 1.6 metre-high stupa is in the Bodhi style surrounded by eight smaller stupas of various types, built on a square foundation. It was very marvelous.

Last day of our seminar, we did fantastic fire festival. It was very hot when approach it. Even though I miss home, it was depressing when depart my friends. “Summer Education Seminar VII” was greatest minute in my life.

Secondly, I travelled to Southgobi aimag with my whole family. Southgobi is my motherland. We travelled for 3 days through the countryside. It was great. Southgobi have become one of the most tourist sites in Mongolia.

The first place we stopped at was Khongoriin Els in southern Southgobi. It’s one of the natural sights. It’s 800 meter high and 100km long. Also 330km long sand dunes occurring 2727 square meters are large sand dunes in Mongolia. Have you ever seen river, grasses, plants in dessert? Rather, there are river and many plants in Khongoriin Els. At first, I fascinated as soon as I have seen it. Actually it’s oasis. It was so fabulous and colorful. Also there are many rare plants and rare animals such as gobi bear, khulan, antelope, chamois and zag, kharmag, goyo etc. But those things are decreasing day by day. I rode the camel and drank khoormog which is camel’s airag. It was an unforgettable memoir and good experience for me. Here I saw very big frog which is called Mongolian frog. Then I took its photo. We walked barefooted sand dune. It was so hot. When we delved, we get water. Then we into there our foot. The one amazing thing was that even though sand was very hot, water was cold just like ice. Most marvelous thing is “Duut mankhan”. It hisses just like human. Sometimes it’s heard just singing. Khongoriin Els is the most fantastic place for me.

The next place on the tour was Yoliin Am. The valley in the Zuun Saikhan Mountain located 45km from Dalanzadgad, in the centre of Southgobi, is called Yoliin am. The narrow valley between high rock walls has breathtaking dramatic scenery and no doubt is one of the most beautiful place in the country. There is a huge ice which never melts in 4 season. Also there are many plants. For example: kharmag, arts, toshloi, eglantine, nettle etc. It is called Yoliin Am as Yol bird lives here. Here we roosted for 2 days. In afternoon, we berried kharmag to prepare jam and wine. Also berried nettle and eglantine. It’s good for health. In evening, we cooked khorkhog which is Mongolian national food. It was very delicious just like drool.

Finally, Even though I was very tired when I come back home, my summer holiday was so wonderful. I think it was a great opportunity to meet new people, have many friends, gain more knowledge and experience. I took lots of picture about Mongolian beautiful nature, animals, plants and more. I’ll post some pictures in my blog.

In conclusion, If you are going to travel, you should travel to Mongolia, especially Kongoriin Els and Yoliin Am. Because motherland is the most important thing everyone. So every person should save your motherland, save our country and save our planet.