Nadaam

I went to Nadaam, which is Mongolia's largest festival. The full name is эрийн гурван наадам, which translates to "The Three Games of Men." There is horse racing, archery and wrestling. I went to the opening ceremonies in UB and also to the horse racing out in the countryside. Watching the wrestling is very amusing, enormous men put on funny little outfits and hug each other for a while (this sentence would seriously offend any Mongolian man but it is really what it looks like). The horse racing was also fun to watch but the course is so long you can only see the end. Overall it was a good experience and I tried airag, which is fermented horse milk. Taste wise it ranks lower than blowtorched marmot. It is pretty foul.