Green Barricuda: 我叫俄日敦达来。。。

Was away in Inner Mongolia (IM) for 5days over the Golden week. IM was really cold with the day hovering around around 19 degrees and the nites dipping down to a Carmen'ny cold 9 degree. We were the groupie from Shanghai so most were not really used to the cold, 包'ing up like Ba Zhang (meat dumpling). Our 2hr plus domestic flight at 6pm to Bao Tou was rather eventful with actually good foodie aboard. Checked into our 3 Star Hotel and checked out the 小街 nearby. Was around 10pm by the time we got there so most of the shops were closed. But the remaining stalls still offered wallets, belts ( Gary Zheng's fetishes; he bought a totally of 4 wallets n 2 belts!!) n other winter wears. Than a moment of maddness hit us, saw a guy bought 1rmb cone Ice-cream and Ben, Carmen, Xiao Ying (she from another family but joined us; code name Eaglet) n me ate ice-cream in 9 degree weather...haha!!!

Day 2
库布其沙漠区 was the place we went. Had a camel ride to a puny zoo in the center of the desert. Well the camels were not the Huge ones but like Mac regular meals without the upsize. Ya we could not control the camel so my sole entertainment was pushing my camel along to nibble Ben who was in front of me; but not very successful. Than Ben's camel was also poo'ing as it walked (much like Gao Luck; nice n warm fresh from the oven).
At the entrance

Big slow sand vehicle we took into to camel land

Gp shot (a muz for all trips)

Lots of sand shots i deleted

On top of one of many dunes

Camel i wanted

Camel i got...booo!!!

Camel departure ctr

Me, camel hump n arces of sand

The camel convoy

C&C (camel n clarence)

4horn goat

the owl that refuses to look at the camera

puny zoo

Team GIP

Buggy ride was so cool!!!

Our mix n match sand covers to keep the sand out of us

Went to a temple in the afternoon for viewing. But nothing there really so pics were few

Bored

The brothers 3

Nice scenery

Ultraman n cyclop

Day 3
希拉穆仁草原 was the land of horsies for riding. The grass was fantastically LONG, ya like chopstick height; not vertical but horizontal; super sian 1/2 when our guide BuBu told us abt it.
On the road there...

Me horsie, small but power just like a chilli padi

View along the horse ride for 2hrs

View rocks but the ride was bum abusing especially when the horse cantered...ya think of Linkin Park's " I become so NUMB"; so true

Pit stops along the way for toilet break n arse massages...ouch

Wild lamb

Our 1st break

Horse pit stop

True blue sky

Carmen in progress

Gary being dressed

Joyce in shock at how the rest of us looked in traditional Mongo costumes

Mongolian huts

Inner Mongolian pple with style manz

Gongfu fighT-O

salty milk

The milk taste soooo goodddd....like boiled pig trotters with bristles still on it..YUCKS!!!

Curry puff clouds

Crispy fries clouds

Yea..horse behinds..bringing sexy back

Grass(land) power

See far far away

Dont play play

Skies the limit

Old school huts

Modern huts

Groupie shots again

That is serious galloping

Mongolian wrestling...got to pin the guy down on their ass or back

Ardent supporters for their respective family members who took part

Picking up a note from a horse back...super zai

Im hungry for subway clouds

Biggest mongolian sword

One of the towns we passed by...Islam rather prevalent here

Place where we had 5tables shared 2 roasted lambs at 1980rmb!!!

Pinkies Unite

Cow pillows are nice to hug

2 roasted lambs...they even had a mongolian song session to mark the occasion n strong alcohol w lamb sliced from the lamb face ate by a representative of our tour gp b4 the official cutting of the meat