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PicText[1] = "My 2005 journey started off with a quick visit to Moscow. St.Basil's Cathedral late afternoon is a wonderful sight.";
PicText[2] = "A visit to the Kremlin is worthwhile. I was lucky to see a rare horse parade.";
PicText[3] = "Yaroslavlski station where most of the Trans-Siberia trains arrive and leave from.";
PicText[4] = "Ivolginsky Datsun, a Buddhist monastery close to Ulan Ude.";
PicText[5] = "If you are lucky you will visit the monastery whilst the lamas are praying, reciting their prayers over and over.";
PicText[6] = "A visit to a local village to meet a family gave my first chance to visit inside a ger and sample some Buryatia food.";
PicText[7] = "A Buryatia woman teaches a tourist how to use a bow and arrow, still used in some villages for hunting but mainly today for sport.";
PicText[8] = "On the train moving into Mongolia. A Mongolian girl looks through an English guide book and shows tourists places to visit.";
PicText[9] = "The highlight of my visit to Mongolia was the Naadam Festival. Here in the opening ceremony the 9 flags are paraded to an excited crowd.";
PicText[10] = "One of the three main sports is wrestling. Here a couple of wrestlers warm up before the match.";
PicText[11] = "Both women and men compete in the Archery. I even saw the Mongolian President have a go.";
PicText[12] = "Away from the town, the horse racing takes place. The riders are all children between 7 and 10 years old.";
PicText[13] = "Thousands of people from all over Mongolia travel to the 3 day event which is also a National holiday. Having your horse with you allows a good viewing point to watch the race.";
PicText[14] = "About 300 horses race over a 60km route. This takes about 4 hours to run. Two competitors race to the finish line cheered on by the crowds.";
PicText[15] = "Every night during my visit, there were wonderful sunsets.";
PicText[16] = "In Ulan Baatar, many residents still prefer to live in traditional gers than in modern apartment blocks.";
PicText[17] = "Away from the cities, the nomads use yaks to pull their carts when moving to new sites.";
PicText[18] = "A child enjoys a fizzy drink in the hot weather.";
PicText[19] = "The nomad family I stayed with had solar panels to charge 12 volt batteries during the day. This provided power for lights and TV.";
PicText[20] = "The toilet facilities were basic and a short walk from the ger. Ensure you lean you head out so that others know you are busy!!";
PicText[21] = "Everyone in the family works hard. Dairy products are part of the staple diet. Milk from cows, horses and goats has many uses.";
PicText[22] = "Gers was nicely decorated. My ger was mainly used just for sleeping, whilst the main family ger was used for cooking, eating and socialising.";
PicText[23] = "The parents, children and grand-children live together in groups of gers.";
PicText[24] = "Children when not at school collect water from the nearby stream.";
PicText[25] = "Steamed dumplings are enjoyed by all. After several days, I was looking for something different!! Normally mutton is used, although my local tour company provided beef for tourists.";
PicText[26] = "The grand-father contemplates changes he has seen over the many years.";
PicText[27] = "A family photo.";
PicText[28] = "Working in the harsh sun through the summer gives the mother a strong and rough tan compared to her baby.";
PicText[29] = "During the hot day, the sides of the ger can be propped up to allow a cool breeze to pass through.";
PicText[30] = "After dinner at the ger tourist camp we tried our skill at archery.";
PicText[31] = "One morning I went on a 4 hour ride, spending my first 45 minutes herding the horses with the herdsman.";
PicText[32] = "Sheep's anklebones are used for a variety of board games and pass the time in the evening.";
PicText[33] = "As the train passed from Mongolia to China, the wheels (bogies) of the train need to be changed. The carriages are raised on big jacks.";
PicText[34] = "The bogies are then moved out...";
PicText[35] = "... and hoisted away. They are then replaced with a different set suitable for the Chinese railway.";
PicText[36] = "I visited Hohehot, the capital of the Inner Mongolia region. In China, cycling is a popular form of transport in the cities. A kind guy gives his girlfriend a lift, using an unberella to shelter from the sun. ";
PicText[37] = "The main roads have wide cycle lanes. At a busy interchange care is needed when sharing the road with cars and busses.";
PicText[38] = "A good way to keep fit is to see how much load you can carry on your bike.";
PicText[39] = "Smartly dressed guards greet you at the train and check you ticket/passport.";
PicText[40] = "The overnight train to Beijing was comfortable. The cabin was clean and well presented.";
PicText[41] = "A tour of old Dutong district of Beijing is very worthwhile. You are taken around in a rickshaw. Time for a rest whilst the tourists are lunching.";
PicText[42] = "I was in the city at the peak of the summer. The weather was very hot and humid. Even so many tourists visited the key sites.";
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