get up in a measure early, because you have to run to the border. Haggle with the drivers, but unfortunately we do not have a strong bargaining position. Cars at this time "niemnogo. 7 dollars per person - very attractive price, but a waste of time. The Marians are loaded into a Mitsubishi Pajero and head toward the border. Already at the first intersection it turns out that was not heading toward passage. Our driver is going to manage its sizable trunk. "Manage" a little more to say. Twenty-some 25-kilo bags of rice lands in our car. Pol smuggling tons - is impressive, huh?
We arrive at the borders, and there's a queue "intolerance." Especially since the dawn broke up in August that as early as possible to reach the gates of Mongolia (remembering how much time It took in that direction), and here such surprise. Quickly and efficiently we enter the homeland of Genghis Khan. Train departs for UB 17.55, so waiting for us over 7h in the provincial Zamyn uud. Wanders around the little town, remembering how it is in Mongolia. One of the very nasty issue, which was Predko odwtorzona us, was the fact that Mongolians are mega kombinatorzy and steal the power. Suspect chap long time sitting on a bench next to us and managed to podpieprzyc cylinders together with the burner. Fortunately Marian closely with Wojtek him looking around and not let get away with a stolen conundrum. The only pity is that not brought to the nearby Mongolian rzezimieszka police station, because such crimes should not pass away with.
Already three hours before departure on the platform gathers a crowd. If these were the only people there would be no problem. Sec in the fact that everyone is waiting with a giant luggage - 4, 5 large packages stuffed with goods from China. I purposely used the word "package" rather than, for example, "bag", because there was a lot of ingenious, previously unseen by me, "structure" (reigning mountain of socks wrapped in plastic wrap or garbage bags, and all veneered with huge amount of tape). We queue for the wagon door. Of course we are not in it first. In front of us with five people and the "tweezers" pieces of baggage. From every side to the line trying to get the Mongolian Crooks. Our determination is strong, however. We use profanity Polish words to express what we think about these illegal practices. Begins one hour before departure lac. Soaking the crowd knocking at the car. After five minutes, when everyone is already wet, the guide takes pity on and opens the door. Well, just about to begin. A total barbarism. People trample in August, pushing, pakunkami attack. According to some of the door from a wagon seem to be infinitely wide, because many people trying to enter at the same time with others. In short, the struggle for a place in the car goes on according to the principle of "over the dead bodies for the purpose." Even though we have a seat, however, we must join this embarrassing fight. Otherwise, we czekaloby wielominutowe expelled the Mongols of our locations, but about regaining polka for backpacks could have been forget. So they go and our elbows in motion. Disregarding whether it is a Mongol or Mongolka, repel the enemy and pushing in the direction of the wagon. In the heat of battle to some of our very culture gets beyond words beginning with "SP" (that is, of course, "Primary School"). After a few przepychankach and Polish-Mongolian verbal skirmishes and finally load on our Universal Box. It was not easy, but it is! We did it! Witnessing the departure of yet as the next "tweezers" cargoes rolls up next to our seats. Neither the wall or ceiling of the wagon are not rubber, but somehow all the bags fit in August. For us it is incomprehensible. Mongolian "bearers", however, does not seem to be surprised by this fact.
front of us 16-hour trip, over 700 miles to Ulan Bator. Wagon type obszczij " 16h means the sitting, but it also means the lowest price (9600 tugrikow) and a real local "folklore". Passengers 'Kupe' (for $ 27 thousand. Dziengow) certainly not tasted so much "the Mongolian border everyday," as we experienced ourselves.
Shortly before midnight to sleep. "Place" in the literal sense. Empty two polkas, backpacks, we give the land between the beds, and the luggage space jumps Lucy Danuta. Bring the same plackarta in obszcziju. For free. You have to admit, that's a bit cheaper than the drive for 30 bucks, what zafundowaly the "Field Brands."
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