Throat Singing In Ulaanbaatar

July 19, 2017

We had a fun day in Ulaanbataar today.  It started off with a visit and tour of the Gandantegchinlen Monastery where a 26.5 meter high statue of one of the main deities stands.  Very impressive.  After the Monastery, we strolled through the main square where Mongolia won its independence through peaceful protests in 1990.  At the end of the square is the Parliament building and a giant statue of Genghis Khan.  We then went to the Mongolian History Museum but were slowed down by an afternoon downpour of rain which is quite rare according to our tour guide.

This evening, before dinner, we visited a local theater where we saw cultural dancing and music.  Highlights included ancient musical instruments that sound fantastic, a contortionist that made us all hurt a little bit and left us in awe and of course, we heard some incredible throat singing.

We are up and out the door early tomorrow morning.  The plan is to head to the airport at 4:45am and be the first in line for our flight to Bayan-Ölgii.

Put this place on your list of places to visit, it is great so far!

Greg Vernovage