STEBO'S BLOG

Hotel Corridor We had ordered a taxi for 05:30, it was still dark and I was incredibly hungover. Luckily I had pre-packed everything the day before and put the last few items in my hand luggage. The receptionist had two little breakfast packages for us too. Our bird It was dark for most of the drive, we exited the city and drove across the undulating steppes to the airport. When we arrived at the airport the sun was just rising. For some reason our Turkish Airlines flight wit

The Market Entrance It was decided that a day at the market was on the cards. After breakfast we walked 3 km to the Narantuul Market with its beautifully decorated gate. Then market was huge, selling clothes, school stationary, household stuff and what not. Carpet-land More interestingly, they had lots of carpets which in itself was spectacular as they were hung on either side of the aisles and above the aisles making for a very colourful and special experience. Traditional

Early Morning We went for a late breakfast. There was a toaster called "lekker" which I thought funny, but nothing like warm toast with melted butter. After breakfast we walked together to the post office. We bought and sent postcards there, after which we went to the much acclaimed "Mary and Martha's Gift Shop", it was totally overrated. Flowers Then we went to the "State Department Store" which bore that name in English too. We browsed the clothing section looking at very e

Korean Breakfast We were up early and ordered an uber to the airport. I handed over my postcards to the porter who promised to post them for us. The taxi journey was again a chaos of pings and a frantic female voice. Our Plane Our check-in with T'way was smooth then we had to find breakfast. We wondered using a touchscreen where I chose a bibimbap which was a tray full of lots of little dishes, a soup, rice, spicy sauce, sugary seaweed, tofu. Inside the plane We hung around t