Sarah's birthday started early as it should...
Thursday 17th the French restaurant.
Thursday we went to the French restaurant in town for great salad, ok steak, wonderful chocolate desert and a good bottle of red wine.
Friday 18th...
Friday we went to the Japanese restaurant, for great sushi, wonderful sushimi, brilliant company, and a bit too much sake, Sarah also got given a complete set of Mongolian vodka miniatures.
Then on her actual birthday the real festivities happened in a ger camp out of town.
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| sadly a lot of snow leopards died to decorate the walls, though these were all confiscated by customs |
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| It all starts with milk |
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| and gifts |
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| dancing |
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| dairy products foreground - Khuushur and Buuz backgound |
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| and then out came the goat |
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| gutted, filled with hot rocks and anything edible and then cooked on an open fire, or with a blow torch |
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| yum! |
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| Mae and G.B. announced their engagement in matching sweatshirts |
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| and then on to another ger with more animals on the walls |
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| ...and another birthday toast - it was Geoff's birthday the day before |
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on to what is reputedly the biggest ger in the world
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| And then continue the party outside |
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| with a bit of Gangham style which is apparently a traditional Mongolian dance as Koreans do not ride with two reigns |
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| there were lots of furry hats on show |
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| which Sarah joined |
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| the drinks table was brought out with a seemingly endless supply of spirit |
There was of course singing.
and a bit of wrestling
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| while birthday cake was provided inside |
What a spectacularly good day out.
And then on Sunday we went to a very personal and very special 'hair cutting ceremony' but that story is for the next entry - for now just be assured it involved a lot of food, a lot of vodka, some singing, and toys for the wee one. Special very special.
What a birthday!!! What experiences!!
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