Exploring ÜlaanBaatar, Mongolia
ÜlaanBaatar (popularly known as UB), capital of Mongolia, is a city of contrasts, with a surprise around every corner. It isn’t what you would call a beautiful metropolis, but it has a charm and fascination all its own, where the old and the new are intertwined and thriving. Although the area has been inhabited for over 2,000 years, the “city” started life in 1639 as a tented nomadic Buddhist center, changing location over 25 times until a permanent center was…