Like the Chinese, the Mongolians use a lunar calendar to celebrate traditional holidays, such as the lunar new year. Years are traditionally grouped into five blocks of 12 years. Each block is named after one of the elements (Earth, fire, water etc) and each year is named after the 12 animals of the zodiac.
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Ulaanbaatar Capital City
Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia is situated in the valley of Tuul river surrounded by Bogd, Bayanzurkh, Songino and Chingeltei mountains. The altitude of Ulaanbaatar is 1351 meters. Ulaanbaatar occupies 135.800 hectares and has almost half of the country’s population. There are 8 districts in the city such as: Bayangol, Bayanzurkh, Songinokhairkhan, Chingeltei, Sukhbaatar, Khan-Uul, Nalaikh and Baganuur.
Taxi & Buses in Mongolia
Taxis are usually the fastest and preferred method of transportation around the city. Taxis also refer to Jeeps and micro buses that can be used to travel around Mongolia. City taxis come in two flavors; metered and un-metered. Metered taxis are generally yellow and look more professional, they all have working meters so that foreigners know how much to pay. Unmetered taxis usually just look like regular cars but can be slightly cheaper than metered cabs.
Taxis are usually the fastest and preferred method of transportation around the city. Taxis also refer to Jeeps and micro buses that can be used to travel around Mongolia. City taxis come in two flavors; metered and un-metered. Metered taxis are generally yellow and look more professional, they all have working meters so that foreigners know how much to pay. Unmetered taxis usually just look like regular cars but can be slightly cheaper than metered cabs.
Int’l Travelers pass through UB
On Friday, International group who is traveling from Beijing to Paris on 29 rarest cars, produced between 1907-1960, stayed for a while on the Sukhbaatar square of Ulaanbaatar.
Tailors
{mosimage}There are number of quality tailors in and around UB offering a good service at very good prices. You can generally buy your own material and take it with you or have them supply it for you. Depending on what your requirements are you can have a three piece suit made to measure for as little as 20,000 Tugrug and to a pretty high standard in almost any material available.
Photography
{mosimage}There a few photography outlets in UB although they’re a little thin on the ground as far as range and quality are concerned. The MCS plaza building, located on Seoul Street, is now stocking a few Canon products although digital SLR’s are hard to come by, alot of the compact cameras available are over priced and a little grey as well.
Mercury Mart
{mosimage}Mercury Mart is an indoor food market, situated behind the Brauhaus just off Seoul street. This is the best place to go for cheap fruit and vegetables. At the entrance of the market, there’s a well stocked beer and spirits shop selling everything and anything you could be looking for.
Food markets
{mosimage}There are plenty of food markets with fresh produce and other goods. Many smaller shops in Mongolia still don't have a supermarket style experience and you are forced to point and ask for goods from the shopkeeper.
Bombogor Market Hall
{mosimage}Located at the end of Juulchin street, near Gandan Monastery this is a large busy market where you can buy all sorts of food and clothing. It’s situated just off Tumurchny Street in the Chingeltei District, it acts as a stand in to the Gal market which burnt down a few years ago. The first floor contains the fresh product market where you can buy all the standard fare from fruit to Mongolian sour cream.
Renting an apartment in UB
{mosimage}It is not difficult to rent an apartment in Ulaanbaatar, provided that you can speak Mongolian. To solve the problem, one must obtain the services of a really good, honest, outgoing, translator. To find an apartment upon arrival in Ulaanbaatar one has to plan and organize in a systematic manner to avoid pitfalls.
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