Stupid Stupas

Karakhorin was once the capital of the world, essentially. When Chinggis ruled Mongolia, the rest of Asia and parts of Europe he did so from here. Now nothing remains of that capital, and what is left of the city is a tiny settlement of almost no consequence. Although they do have one of the more spectacular Buddhist temples (with quite a few stupas) that I have came across in my sojourn through northern Asia.

Aside from having a history lesson, today consisted of a long and bumpy car ride back through various tiny towns back into Ulaan Bataar. By 8pm when we arrived and were checked into out guesthouse (which was actually a mattress on the floor in the owners den, because the rest of the rooms were full), weariness had set in and the rest of the evening was spent washing clothes and eating a dinner composed of leftover camping food.