Республика Калмыкия
28 Apr - 02 May 2011
a trip with Nika (Bryan's buddy) back home,
to Kalmykia Republic.
it as a 20 hour bus ride challenge, but it was really worth it!
20 hours coach ride to Kalmykia Republic!
my dinner at some stop over station.
delicious! stew beef, ooo yummy yummy!
view from the bus stop.
Kalmykia National Museum
Nika told us, her friend got married under this pavilion.
communist ice-cream!
mosaic art. lovely!
some war hero statue in the middle of the road.
main entrance.
Mongolian bao!
one of the best photos i have taken of the temple.
i love my canon ixus 130!
they say u put some money and turn this cylinder one round,
and you have read the scripture one time.
a walk around the temple.
steps leading up towards the temple.
another entrance behind the temple.
biggest Buddhist temple in Europe.
entrance to the premises of the temple.
looks like Kong Fu Zhi to me.
they say Yichen looks like their brother here.
Tibetan buddhist temple.
salad. tasted pretty good, though i dont really like it.
salami and cheese!
salad with Russian 'spice'.
Kalmykia's dumplings with meat inside,
ate together with butter or sour cream.
dinner! Russian-Kalmykia style.
cake! very Russian kind of cake.
traditional Kalmykia tea.
tea with milk, salt and a special kind of spice/seed.
tasted pretty much plain without the salt.
in photo: Nika and Nika's grandmother.
dinner at Nika's Grandma's house.
in photo: Nika's younger brother.
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