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Choibalsan is the capital of Dornod aimag. Initial impressions are that it is a pretty awful place but in fact it is a vibrant town with people doing what people do everywhere - mixing socially and enjoying their families. The town was devastated when the Russians pulled out in the late 1980's. Choibalsan was a front line defence in the Cold War between USSR and China
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Pool Hall!
Pool Hall!		 Market
Market		 Camel Power
Camel Power		 Late efternoon view of apartments
Late efternoon view of apartments
Looking towards tree lined Main Street
Looking towards tree lined Main Street		 Old Russian built apartments with playground
Old Russian built apartments with playground		 Apartments at sunset
Apartments at sunset		 Sunset
Sunset
Evening comes late
Evening comes late		 Main Street
Main Street		 Small businesses
Small businesses		 Nice Cafe
Nice Cafe
Friendly Guys!
Friendly Guys!		 Choibalsan evening
Choibalsan evening		 View of Playground
View of Playground		 Kids are kids!
Kids are kids!
Apartments
Apartments		 Old Russian Bunkers at Airport
Old Russian Bunkers at Airport		 Old reinforced hangars
Old reinforced hangars		 Old reinforced hangars
Old reinforced hangars
Yes there were plenty of them!
Yes there were plenty of them!		 Barbed wire is purely symbolic at this point!
Barbed wire is purely symbolic at this point!		 Airport
Airport		 Scrum retrieving luggage at airport.
Scrum retrieving luggage at airport.
Powerpole at sunset
Powerpole at sunset		 Visit with the mayor of Choibasan in front of map showing LRP for Choibalsan
Visit with the mayor of Choibasan in front of map showing LRP for Choibalsan		 Street scene
Street scene		 Snow removal Choibalsan style. This is typical.
Snow removal Choibalsan style. This is typical.
Apartments
Apartments		 Winter street scene
Winter street scene		 Choibalsan marker
Choibalsan marker		 Buz and Chooka outside supermarket
Buz and Chooka outside supermarket
Playground - always busy no matter what time of year
Playground - always busy no matter what time of year		 Mongolian Heroes Memorial
Mongolian Heroes Memorial		 Mongolian Heroes Memorial
Mongolian Heroes Memorial		 Mongolian Heroes Memorial - detail
Mongolian Heroes Memorial - detail
Drama theatre
Drama theatre		 Statue of Choibalsan in front of Aimag Museum and Gallery (worth a visit)
Statue of Choibalsan in front of Aimag Museum and Gallery (worth a visit)		 Choibalsan's typewriter. Note the Mongolian script characters.
Choibalsan's typewriter. Note the Mongolian script characters.		 In the seat of the dictator - an eerie feeling.
In the seat of the dictator - an eerie feeling.
Pieter signing the guest book.
Pieter signing the guest book.
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