Travel Series ON AND OFF ROAD IN MONGOLIA Vol. 4, Ep. 1
Frankfurt Airport ON AND OFF ROAD IN MONGOLIA VOL. 4 Volume 4 Episode 1: Rocks and Rainbows Chinggis Khaan International Airport, Aug. 21, 2022 Hi there That's so clear, right This is funny Show Show that photo again We looked younger I think it was 4-5 years ago Yes, probably How was your flight? Stressful, annoying Very long, right? 11 hours, so I heard No, 9 hours in total But somehow, no COVID-19 measures Nothing People were coughing The plane looked ascetic Without board entertainment Without nothing People were coughing And now we're surely infected We have a nice weather here today Ten degrees, so I've heard I've heard in Germany... 30 degrees You can cool down here A nice cooling A new haircut? Looks great Suits me, right? It actually feels like always As if the last 3-4 years haven't passed 5 years Well, the last time was 3 years ago That weekend You picked us up with your Toyota then It was 2017, Peter 2018 - when were in Kazakhstan Right, 2018 We had Toyota Prius We were travelling one day We've almost stuck in the sand with your Toyota Quite adventurous to drive a limousine Into the steppe That's why Alex asked... It was the Day of the Sheep's Head I can remember it well There's no Prius this time? So he asked No sheep's head Hi, my name is Alexey I am... Almost 43 years old And I am in Ulaanbaatar Peter is with me Peter is 52 years old And not the first time in this country Fourth time here This is our friend Moghi I'm Moghi, 39 years old And...
We are meeting here in Mongolia Already for the fourth time I'm the fifth time here Together with Peter For the fourth time now Last time we were here Was four years ago In September 2018 Four years have passed by I was in Japan meanwhile For three years There was COVID-19 We could not travel And now we're back I'm happy to see you again This became like... A brotherhood You became my brothers I'm very happy today To see you again I was very happy at the airport And you came out first It was great We are on the east side of Ulaanbaatar Our actual travel goal is East Mongolia So, quite to the East We have to do a circle First North-East Then further East Then South-East And then come back Meaning, for Mongolians That's a very good route Good direction Coming the right way back Do you have a compass with you? Yes, on my phone That's good I must say that so far We mostly... Covered Central and West Mongolia East Mongolia was an open spot for us We head now to East Mongolia To the area Genghis Khan was allegedly born According to the Mongolian epic "The Secret History of the Mongols" In which Ghengis Khan comes from East Mongolia And where he started To build up his power Following Ghengis Khan, so to say We are in front of an Ovoo here And do now the usual, namely We... Pay our respect To this mountain spirit Before our trip So it proceeds smoothly Yes Let's circle it three times then We go in single file Sure Turtle Rock Genghis Khan Statue Genghis Khan's Boot Genghis Khan's Boot It's huge Man made I need to go to a toilet Genghis Khan's Whip Awesome It's worth a photo So, let's have a look 13th Century Camp Do you think it's re-enacted? I also bought a camera You can see it later At my work there's the same camera Is it Alpha Six? No, it's Alpha Seven A real SLR one? This is not a SLR, right? Shaman Camp I'll check if there is a shaman Don't let him bewitch you It's interesting in here Come in Is it shaman's duty To lead an ordinary mortal To the Realm Of Death? Or of Ghosts? To be a shaman means...
He... Lets into his body A ghost A dead person And then with this ghost A normal human can communicate And ask about future So, he lets a dead into his body And becomes a medium And as medium... The dead ghost can Communicate with the living world And he must put himself in trance for that With a very weird voice Very believable Drink a litle of horse milk What was the name of that liquor? Yes, they drink a liquor A horse liquor Short hike close-by Aren't you afraid that in the heat Your gas can can explode? Nothing'll happen At 40 degrees? Well, in Germany you may not Carry a gas can in the trunk Due to explosion risk Especially in summer A car can quickly get heated up inside Up to 40-50 degrees And if you have a bad can Then that's the end Of the car Oh, there's firewood There's firewood There is no connection here So the phone's not working, right? No connection here That's funny The girls bring the heavy firewood... Actually, it should be the opposite According to European standards, right Purely theoretically End of Episode 1
2023-03-05 18:19
