Ulan-Ude, Part 1

I have decided to describe my impressions about travelling in different places. The story I have decided to start with is my journey to Ulan-Ude (Russia) in September, 2013. Ulan-Ude is the capital of the Buryatia Republic in Russia, which is situated near Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

Tip: if I need to check how places and people are spelt in a different language, I use Wikipedia and change the language.

My friend from university is originally from Ulan-Ude and she invited me and another friend to visit this city and her country house on Lake Baikal. During this trip I learned about Buryat culture and Buddhism in depth. I opened not just a new culture and religion for myself, but I have got to know my friend better.

We bought tickets and flew to UU (abbr. of Ulan-Ude). The flight was about 6-7 hours and it was a bit tiring. The first thing, which I saw, when I left the plane, was steppes surrounded by mountains. I envisioned that there were desolate Mongolian steppes of many many years ago. I imagined as Buryat nomads living there in their yurts (yurtas) - traditional Buryat houses.

The city greeted us with an inscription on the airport's building: "Welcome" in Russian, Buryat and English languages.

The adventure is just beginning...

Good writing - just some polishing needed here and there.

Ulan-Ude, Part 1

I have decided to describe my impressions about travelling in different places. This story I have decided to start with my journey in Ulan-Ude (Russia) in September, 2013. Ulan-Ude is a capital of Buryatia Republic in Russia, which is situated near the Baikal lake. Baikal is the deepest lake in the world.

My friend at the university is originally from Ulan-Ude and she invited me and another friend to visit this city and her country house on Baikal. During this trip I learned Buryat culture and Buddhism deeply. I opened not just a new culture and religion for me, but I have learned better my friend.

We bought tickets and flew to UU (abbr. from Ulan-Ude). The flight was about 6-7 hours and it was a bit tiring. The first thing, which I saw, when left a plane, was steppe surrounded by mountains. I envisioned that there were Mongolian deserted steppes many many years ago. I imagined as Buryat nomads lived there in their jurts (yurtas) - national Buryat houses.

The city met us with the inscription on the airport's building: "Welcome" in Russian, Buryat and English languages.

Adventure is beginning...