For many years I have had Mongolia’s Naadaam festival on my bucket list.  Now I can check it off.    After the lovely days in the valley we got into some wet weather.  And unfortunately we camped overnight and woke in a crazy rainstorm.  Tents, sleeping bags, clothes, shoes and all were soaked through….but it was off to enjoy the festival. From Wikipedia – 2006 Naadam ceremony in Ulaanbaatar Naadam (Mongolian: Наадам, classical Mongolian: Naɣadum, [ˈnaːdəm], literally “games”) is a traditional festival in Mongolia. The festival is also locally termed “eriin gurvan naadam” (эрийн гурван наадам) “the three games of …

Upon landing at Chenghis Khan airport, we were met by our driver Unro and our guide Puje.  Ulaan  Bataar was a parking lot and it took ages to get to the Dream Hotel.   It was nice enough and the girls loved it.  The next day we were off heading towards the old capital of the Khans called Karakorum. In its heyday it was one of the greatest cities of the Eastern world as the Khans ruled from the Pacific to Turkey and parts of Europe. Mongolia is famous for its eagle hunters and its wild horses and riders; an …