Unox in Mongolia - President goes cloggy

Luke does it again - not only was he able to became editor's pick with his Tsataan Reindeer people, but also came home with this classic picture from president Enkhbayar wearing a "traditional" Dutch Unox hat. Bring on the Erwtensoep people!

So what does the president of Mongolia on the ice of Mongolia's solid frozen pristine Khuvsgul lake in this extreme Dutch outfit? He must have been intimidated by the 200 dutch people around him that came there for the happening of the Alternative Elfstedentocht. For more on that see yet another Distelhorst story


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Red Roses in the Snow: Mongolia Celebrates Women's Day

There is another blogger out there in blogland with regular posts on what is so amazing about Mongolia. If i had a series like that, i would have had good one today. When I stepped out of an overpopulated State Department Store, i have to make my way through people selling red roses, people buying red roses, people looking at red roses, people carrying red roses and the rest probably already bought/sold/saw/carried their red roses earlier today.
And during this rose extravaganza, small white snow flakes were coming down from the sky while the mercury was still well subzero. Amazing.

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The Mongolian Hats at the Olympics

There was a lot to do about the fur hats of the Mongolia Olympic team. So much even that today I recieved an e-mail:

I would appreciate it if you could point me in the right direction.
Along with the rest of the world I was very impressed with the winter wear worn by the Mongolian Olympic Team. (especially the hats...that were noted in several news articles published during the games)

After exhausting my contacts within the Canadian Olympic team I am still unable to identify designer, manufacturer of source for these hats. I was hoping it might be possible to trade (equivalent value) for items uniquly Canadian (2006 / 2010 Olympic wear or other. No such luck).

If anyone does have a spare Mongolian 2006 Olympic Suite, do feel free to leave a comment.



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Snow in Ulaanbaatar

September 16th: Mongolia is white. Yesterday it was still too warm to wear a jacket, with temperatures over 20 C and a clear blue sky. Today, the sky is grey and snow comes pooring down. Winter has started.

Image: A woman sits on her balcony and looks amazed at the white world around her


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