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We
will meet in the morning at 10 AM at Chez Bernard Café. De here leave for
Zuunmod, capital city of Tov aimag (province). After one hour Rouler jusqu'à we
will arrive in the centre of this small administrative town. We will walk
around and visit the Central Province Museum. This museum gives a good
summary of local geology, flora and fauna.
After our visit we will continue a Manzshir Monastery. The monastery is
located 8 km from Zuunmod in Boghdkhan National Park. The surroundings are
beautiful and peaceful rolling hills covered avec pine and cedar trees. The
place is dotted avec granite formation creating a mystical atmosphere. We
can understand why monks settled here a live their religious life.
The
monastery was established in 1733 and Inclus more than 20 temples and 350
monks. Tragically, it was destroyed during the Stalinist purges of 1937.
We
will spend the afternoon Balades around the ruins of the Monastery. We will
see the two-tonnes bronze cauldron and pay a visit a the small monastery
museum. The courageous will walk up the hill behind the main monastery and
enjoy the great view on the valley.
At
the end of the afternoon we will Retour vers Ulaanbaatar.
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