Long time no see. I have had problems finding free WiFi or Internet. Now I am using commercial internet at my hotel in Beijing. I have been here alrady for a couple of days. So far I have done some relatively heavy sight-seeing. Yesterday I walked from the Central Railway Station to Tianmen Square and around Forbidden City. Today I made a guided tour to the Great Wall and Summer Palace. At Kungming lake I travelled with a boat similar to one in the picture. Weat...

Today I returned from my overnight trip to Terelji National Park. I got a glimpse of Mongolian countryside and a couple of hundred pictures of it. I have however had not yet possibility to upload them here. Weather has imprived. Especially yesterday it was fine. Today it has been sunny, but the wind is very hard and cold. This morning water was solid frozen in the wash point of my yurta.

This morning I arrived here at Ulaanbataar. As it is sunday, most sights are closed. Weather is similar to November weather in Helsinki. I am writing this with my mobile over a free WiFi as apparently my Saunalahti SIM does not have any roaming here. Data services did not work in Siberia either.

On my way near Perm(Пермь), crossing the Ural mountain range by train.

Deprture approaching, about seven hours to go. Still some preparations to do due to relatively long absence from home.