The Land of Make Believe - Bucks Fizz Part II

 Having wandered the vast expance of the Mountain Stepp over an all to short a period it was a no-brainer as to where we might venture next

the even wider vista of the

GOBI DESERT
so caught the next train to

SAYNSHAND

in the far south-western area close to the boarder with China while of note was the small boy lower right corner who we discovered later was hoping to find his long lost parents in Beijing. It may also be of interest to note that on reaching the Chinese border all the wheels of the train are changed as of a different guage!

Having hardly settled in our seats we immediately fell into the company of some of Mongolia's most revered Television Stars, the most famous of which was, Batzorig (seen siting here with Jim the Medic) meaning Courageous and Strong! As the beer started to flow we decided it a good idea to wander through the train singing English songs and collecting money to aid the young lads search and gathered more than a "Fist Full of Dollars"! On arrival close to midnight it was readily agreed that none of us had ever seen so many Heavenly Bodies and there was a taxi seemingly just waiting to take us to a nearby

HOTEL
As morning broke we awoke to the company of a Mongolian gentleman who said he had been waiting for us to rise and intoduced himself as the Dean and Professor of the cities University, and also admitted there was an 'ulterior motive' to his wait as in exchange for inviting us to a Cook's Tour he would also be able to practice his command of English - sounded like a good deal to us!

Looks Like a Desert

BACTRIAN CAMELs

TEMPLE ARCHWAY

More Sand

having lost Jim and Billy temporarily then invited to join in a Mongolian Picnic

Show me the Way to go Home

Discovering the Roc Oil Base with Armed Guards at each corner.
Invited in and made welcome, but it went well beyond Welcome when we disclosed we were in the Same Industry back in U.K. -HIC!

Yet Another Ovoo!
and finally, no Birds found in the heart of the

GHOBI

Your Taxi Awaits