First Impressions.

Well this is going to be a shortish first blog from UB as I meet my organised tour in about half an hour but what a crazy day!
I met up with some lovely people from my tour last night (Theresa from Brum, Roberet from Aus and Brian from the States), who have been absoluetly superb and taken me under their collective wings. We're all sharing a dorm in the UB Guesthouse.
This morning we spent half an hour looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, however everywhere was closed. Finally, after accosting a local taxi driver for info, we managed to find a place called "The Cafe Amsterdam", where we had breakfast and a chat. Then we decided to see if there was anything going on at the Naadam Stadium so took a walk up there...there wasn't so we came back. I had mentioned how I wanted to go and see some traditional Mongolian throat sing while I was here and Theresa spotted a sighn. We walked around a beautiful Budhist temple complex rhat had become a museum and then took our seats for the performance. For thoes of you who have never heard, Mongolian throat singing is indescribable but it is worth trying to find some. The sound is so haunting and bizzare but incredable. Then we went out for luch. It's funny it feels like the four of us have been kicking around together a lot longer than a day...that has to bee a good sighn.