The lady and the dog - Couchsurfing in Ulaanbaatar

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Zaisan, South of Ulaanbaatar.
At the terminus of the bus lines 8, 42, 52 and 55.

When we reach the place, after hours and hours of traveling, Delgermaa is waiting for us, with her smiling eyes and her adorable little white dog. 

She lives there, just close to the bus stand, with her husband, since a few years. She likes her small apartment, especially because it is much more quiet than Down Town, where she used to have her home before. 

After less than one hour only, Delgeerma appears to us as a very peaceful and funny woman: she is an architect (working sometimes from home), she likes watching movies and traveling with her colleagues or her family. She seems to enjoy her life with simplicity and sincerity! It is really nice to see. 

She is also a very welcoming person: when we get into her home, she serves us a cup of coffee and some bread with jam. We talk quite a lot – about her, her family and Mongolian culture. She tells us that she really likes couchsurfing because it is a opportunity for her to meet “interesting people” - people who are traveling.

After cooking with her and having dinner, we go out for nice walk to a little hill. On the top of it we found a kind of monument from where we can see an amazing sunset over Ulaanbaatar. We feel very grateful!

We only stay two nights at her place which is definitely not enough! We wish we had more time. More time to share. Delgeerma is so helpful and she is always happy to give advices for traveling: we have the feeling that we didn't take the chance to appreciate our kind host as she is and to thank her as she deserves it.

“Foreigners are funny, she tells us. They say “thank you – thank you” all the time. In Mongolia, there is no need! It is just normal.”

But still: thanks a lot!

So, let's remember this space of tranquility:
Zaison, bus lines 8, 42, 52, 55.