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I'll bet you get offered lots of mutton with fermented mare's milk to 
drink.  That's what a friend who has been to Mongolia told me she got.
Have a great trip!
laney

Barbara McCrary wrote:
> Awhile ago, I posted a message on Ridecamp to the effect that we are not 
> having Swanton Pacific this year.  At the time, I was asked by our tour 
> leader not to disclose our destination, so that his previous travelers 
> could have first chance at this trip.  Now he tells me that this trip is 
> half filled and I may disclose where we are going.  He also invites 
> anyone who is adventuresome and not afraid of simpler accommodations 
> than are usually provided on tours to join us.
>  
> We are going first to Beijing, China to spend a few days touring around, 
> including a trip to the Great Wall.  We had been there before, in 2000, 
> but this year there is a greater reason for going again.  We are to 
> learn how the Chinese felt about the Mongols who invaded China, and how 
> they built the Great Wall as the reason for trying to keep them out of 
> their homeland.  THEN...we are going to Mongolia to see the country, to 
> meet the people, to learn why and how they attempted to invade and 
> control most of Asia, Russia, etc.  Coming along are an earth sciences 
> professor (geology specialist) and a professor of medieval Russian 
> history.  This is going to be interesting!
>  
> Lud and I are very keen on history and these trips are fabulous for 
> teaching history on site.  My Russian-born father told me he believed 
> there was a good possibility that he (and therefore I) had Mongolian 
> ancestors.  Interesting thought....
> We will  spend some time there, and we have the opportunity to ride 
> Mongolian horses, do some boating on a large lake, fish, hike, or 
> whatever.  No doubt we will have Mongolian food, as well.  We had a 
> sample of Mongolian stir-fry in China and I learned a bit too late that 
> it is delicious.  I was timid about trying it, so I didn't take enough.  
> You select all the chopped food you want in the dish...meat, 
> vegetables,etc....and the cook throws it all on a very large, thick, 
> hot round iron plate, about three feet across, as I remember.  He tosses 
> it around on the plate as it cooks.  Then, with a huge flourish, he 
> tosses it off the iron into your bowl.  To be served with rice.  It was 
> soooooo good.  I'm hoping for more, and this time, I'll take a bigger 
> serving.  Heaven only knows what else Mongols like to eat, but I'm 
> prepared to be adventuresome.
>  
> So, now you all know why we aren't having Swanton Pacific this year.  
> See you in 2008!
>  
> Barbara
>
>  


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