![Roadside town between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521106.Ep368rA9.jpg) Roadside town between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum |
![Mongolian steppe between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521107.XlrKr2Er.jpg) Mongolian steppe between Ulaanbaatar and Kharakhorum |
![Mongol Els sand dunes, east of Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521108.niMNgUhF.jpg) Mongol Els sand dunes, east of Kharakhorum |
![Bayan Gobi ger camp, a lunch stop for us](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521109.EVGDWzwP.jpg) Bayan Gobi ger camp, a lunch stop for us |
![Replica of a wagon-mounted ger at Bayan Gobi camp](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521110.AQ5O3BWB.jpg) Replica of a wagon-mounted ger at Bayan Gobi camp |
![IMG_4493.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521111.NLu52N3X.jpg) |
![Roadside monument to local spirits. Mongolian drivers honk as they drive by to pay their respects.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521112.E5VkvM8S.jpg) Roadside monument to local spirits. Mongolian drivers honk as they drive by to pay their respects. |
![IMG_4513.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521113.sgKUEi0p.jpg) |
![Phallic Rock in Kharakorum. This stone suposedly served to remind Buddhist monks at the nearby monestary to refrain from sex.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521114.r2htnS2c.jpg) "Phallic Rock" in Kharakorum. This stone suposedly served to remind Buddhist monks at the nearby monestary to refrain from sex. |
![A Mongolian police officer sits on the phallic rock and makes an offering, apparently to assist with fathering a child](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521115.gTE7cm6q.jpg) A Mongolian police officer sits on the phallic rock and makes an offering, apparently to assist with fathering a child |
![9th-Century Stone Tortoise near Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521116.X4xgA8gU.jpg) 9th-Century Stone Tortoise near Kharakhorum |
![Ceremonial rock piles, some with horse skulls, overlooking Kharakhorum. The walled Erdene Zuu Monestary is visible in the background.](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521117.whpTeN6w.jpg) Ceremonial rock piles, some with horse skulls, overlooking Kharakhorum. The walled Erdene Zuu Monestary is visible in the background. |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary, the star attraction of Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521118.02rwHtw1.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary, the star attraction of Kharakhorum |
![Scenery on the outskirts of Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521119.mc8E4VWj.jpg) Scenery on the outskirts of Kharakhorum |
![Kharakhorum, with irrigation channel from the nearby river](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521120.WA92gtM7.jpg) Kharakhorum, with irrigation channel from the nearby river |
![Great Imperial Map Monument overlooking Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521121.i3rBdyvE.jpg) Great Imperial Map Monument overlooking Kharakhorum |
![IMG_4747.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521122.mTjJbu3C.jpg) |
![Great Imperial Map Monument](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521123.nH4WuKDC.jpg) Great Imperial Map Monument |
![Great Imperial Map Monument](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521124.yL2srV5v.jpg) Great Imperial Map Monument |
![Anar Ger Camp](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521125.11mlE7gN.jpg) Anar Ger Camp |
![River (with houses for gates feeding the irrigation channel) outside Kharakhorum](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521126.T0eOxImu.jpg) River (with houses for gates feeding the irrigation channel) outside Kharakhorum |
![IMG_4813.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521127.CC7fbxKT.jpg) |
![Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521128.UpchhEY9.jpg) Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Stone monument in Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521129.qGUhCNT7.jpg) Stone monument in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521130.GspQ5C0Z.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Stone monument, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521131.qF5HQdFF.jpg) Stone monument, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![One of the temples inside Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521132.ib2FxDLd.jpg) One of the temples inside Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Drinking bowl made from a deceased monk's skull, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521133.SdOJzRIo.jpg) Drinking bowl made from a deceased monk's skull, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Statute in Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521134.XSow9s02.jpg) Statute in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521135.MgMZQI0X.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Temples in Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521136.SQN7pDY9.jpg) Temples in Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521137.71rn7QUZ.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Buddha statute, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521139.tIrwjwa5.jpg) Buddha statute, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Roofs and eaves, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521140.WJzvUjeR.jpg) Roofs and eaves, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Dragon head adorning a roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521141.3QfP9b96.jpg) Dragon head adorning a roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521142.SDhWn2jZ.jpg) Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![IMG_5067.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521143.PYTfYUWL.jpg) |
![A fierce deity guards Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521144.jgHHljnQ.jpg) A fierce deity guards Buddha statues, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![IMG_5080.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521145.6KVywB8R.jpg) |
![IMG_5082.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521146.krToZj2g.jpg) |
![IMG_5102.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521147.OOBwZW9O.jpg) |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521148.oUNXfBwO.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![IMG_5120.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521149.tKyaGCai.jpg) |
![IMG_5121.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521150.PJ8uzPAh.jpg) |
![IMG_5127.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521151.zAgTCiJH.jpg) |
![Dragons on a temple roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521152.Y2htfJcH.jpg) Dragons on a temple roof, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Stupas, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521153.4lScUo6V.jpg) Stupas, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Stones from the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan, Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521154.redDMbln.jpg) Stones from the ancient capital of Chinggis Khaan, Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![IMG_5142.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521155.4JplBVYV.jpg) |
![IMG_5157.jpg](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521156.7YHQGeiW.jpg) |
![Stupa on the outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521157.Dcq3b8U9.jpg) Stupa on the outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Another stone tortoise outside Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521158.Fx4hVx0d.jpg) Another stone tortoise outside Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521159.SEorLpxv.jpg) Outer wall of Erdene Zuu Monestary |
![Erdene Zuu Monestary](https://a4.pbase.com/g3/56/743256/3/87521160.vVvdndro.jpg) Erdene Zuu Monestary |