After a long dreary brown winter, the countryside is finally turning green, wild flowers are shooting up and many of the mares have given birth to their foals. This shot was taken near Turtle Rock in Terelj National Park, on our way to the hotel.
We returned last night from a 4 day break to Beijing where we met up with son Sean and old friends from our Delhi days - Lorne and Nora Cain. On Saturday night we attended the 20th Canadian Charity Ball, a grand affair featuring Canadian food, beer and wine and which raised a healthy sum for one of the many orphanages in China.
Old pals, Ray and Lorne
On Sunday Ray, Sean and I took a trip to the Great Wall of China at Mutianyu. The weather was dull and overcast, not the best day for photography, but the rain held off during our visit. This part of the wall has been well restored and features a very steep section, seen here. We took a gondola up to the wall, then walked/climbed along the wall to the watchtowers and came back down on the tobogan, which was lots of fun.
Happy family snappy
The tobogan ride down
On Monday Ray went off to play golf with the guys, and Sean and I played tourist - visiting the Temple of Heaven. I snapped this guy in the Rose Garden getting a real close up of the flowers.
Work has been keeping us so busy the last few weeks that I haven’t had time to update the blog.
Last Sunday evening the hotel owners and top level operational staff were treated to a “Degustation” Dinner put on by the hotel chefs who recently arrived here. They produced a delicious five course meal, accompanied by some fine wines and it was without doubt the finest meal we have had here in Mongolia. Pictured below is the main course - Lamb Naran and Australian beef tenderloin served on Dauphinoise potatoes - yummy. We’re looking forward to testing some more of their culinary creations.
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