Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia)

I myrwdia apo to kammeno karbouno dynamwnei k to treno rixnei tis strofes tou gia na na stamatisei meta apo ligo stin prwtevousa tis Mongolia. Den prolabainw na anapsw tsigaro k mesa se 2 min exoume brethei se aytokinito pou tha mas paei sto kentro gia na broume ena hostel pou tha mas filoxenisei tis epomenes nyxtes..I hostess -Olgi- mas prosferei zesto kafe k elafry prwino sto Golden Gobi k apofasizoume pws tha einai zoriko na psaxnoume allo hostel stous –10 C k 6 I ora to proi .... Siga siga emfanizontai agouroxipnimenoi travellers pou menoun sto hostel k pairnoume tis prwtes info gia to ti esti Mongolia.
Prospername mouseia k plateies stin Peace Av. k meta apo nostimo break se Chinese restaurant kateythynomaste gia to reflexology center gia massage poy mas eixan proteinei apo tin Rwssia. Thalpwri k xalarwma gia kammia wra itan oti xreiazomastan ekeini tin stigmi.
Anazitoyme allous 2 travellers gia na kanoume tour stin inner Mongolia k gnwrizoume sto hostel 2 English boys, Dan & Richard, k kanonizoume na perasoume tis epomenes 10 nyxtes parea stin Gobi desert k sta xionismena bouna. To kryo tsouxtero k xreiazomaste boots gia to tour, opote vour gia to black market tou Ulaanbaatar.Mia terastia anoixti agora gemati kosmo k emporevmata pou erxontai apo oli tin Mongolia. Edw mporeis na agoraseis apo aytokinita mexri k ena tsigaro, na mpalwseis trypes sto panteloni sou k na sou rapsoun epi topou sakkaki apo cashmere..Mpainoume se mageirio k dialegoume deixnontas ena entono kokkino piato..
Prin pame gia nani sto hostel, pinoume tis prwtes Mongolian mpyres me tous English co-travelers k kanoume ta prwta plana gia to ayriano trip pros Gobi desert..Mmm,o ilios mas lene oti tha mas kanei tin xari k tha einai tranos k xamogelastos tis epomenes meres..

Irkutsk-Ulaanbaatar (22-24 October)

I Russian visa kontevei na lixei, opote epistrefoume sto Irkutsk gia na paroume nihterino train #362, Wagon 10 k olotahos gia Mongolia... Tharro pos ehoume kani lathos wagoni k mpikame stin 1st class. Edelos senyo & kenouri, me lcd plasma mesa to kathe kupe (alla pou den pezi), krevatia aneta pou horas horis na diplonis podia I kefali, k gia misi mera imastan “olomonahoi mazi”. Diklino lux lipon. O Dima epimeni oti efoson mas tsekare I ipefthini tou vagoniou (patimena ta 50 me vammeno malli, kokkino stis rizes, platine pio kato, nihi teenager me strasakia, hriso donti of course, treli fatsa) imaste in the right train. Prohorai kala to trip, pername Ulan-Ude (megali poli pou telika de dianikterefsame eki) stis 06.00 k stis 13.30 ftanoume sto methorio stathmo tis Russia, Nauskey. 7 ores hriastikan gia na allaksoun, wagons (miname mono 2), passport & custom control (to diplano cupe me tous Italous epsaksan apo foreigners) ….. treli taleporia giati tis mises ores ise ektos trenou (pali kala ihe ilio k +3C vathmous ekso). To horio adiaforo, me ena athlio magirio (borsh soupa horis kreas, se pion re ta poulan afta …) & ena mini market mono pou anefodiastikame giati pezi pina. O Dima ehi hasi idi 5-6 kgs.

… Back again k sto coupe mas ehoume enan Mongolo diplomati me ti madame tou. Milai kala agglika & enthousiazonte k aftoi me tous Ellines. Mas vlepoun san kati eksotiko mallon se olo to taksidi so far. Tarifas sto Irkutsk pou mas hreose arhika tis valitses, “baggage”, meta apo 2-3 kouventes k otan katalave apo pou imaste, pire ligotera. O kathenas gia tous dikous tou prosopikous logous, oi pio polloi epidi imaste omothriskoi. Allos anefere tous 12 theous, allos gia tin istoria & ton politismo mas, o Mongolos, siggnomi I madame, gia na akrivologoume, giati gnorizi tis perifimes gounes Kastorias!!! Tha trelathoume edelost diladi …