Mongolia - Sunset over Temporary Home - Overnight stay in Mongolian Ger

Nearly all herders live in white gers (felt-lined tents, yurt in Russian), a characteristic sight throughout Mongolia. Each family has their own ger. A ger is a herder's most important possession. When a couple gets married the family builds or buys them a new ger. Even in towns and cities many people still live in gers. In many cases they live in a regular house in summer, but move to a ger in winter, as they are easier to heat. Usually they build a fence around the yard, in which people may have some livestock or even a garden.

Staying in a ger might seem as a very romantic way to spend a night and it might be true, especially when the setting around is stunning (which often is), however you have to keep in mind, there is generally no electricity (if there is, it is only enought to light a bulb), there is no running water and in particular there is no central/electric heating, which is something really handy if you are there after the summer season. There is a stove with fire inside (if you are lucky, this particular Ger on this shot has no stove as there is no chimney) which is being fed in the early part of the night, but it slowly and surely dies throught the night... and you wake up because of the cold :-) Other than that, it is a great experience !

Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II; Lens’s focal length: 17.00 - 40.00 mm; Photo Focal length: 28.00 mm; Aperture: 4.0; Exposure time: 1/25 s; ISO: 200

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  4. أودي Oudi (19 months ago | reply)

    wondeful lucie

  5. PatrickDonati (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful!

  6. Denis Collette...!!! (19 months ago | reply)

    J'adore...!!! Ü

  7. gilberto seq (19 months ago | reply)

    Excelente foto, me encanta la luz y todo lo que transmite...

  8. albert_sy2 (19 months ago | reply)

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  10. YYZDez (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful capture.

  11. +[ThamEr]+ (19 months ago | reply)

    Wooooow i like it

  12. Jules1405 (19 months ago | reply)

    Stunning shot,well done!
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  14. Bruno Delande (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful shot !

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  16. RobinHoude (19 months ago | reply)

    Nice

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  18. jan.tito (19 months ago | reply)

    Impressive!

  19. hk471 (19 months ago | reply)

    Always gorgeous shots!

  20. lakewentworth (19 months ago | reply)

    Excellent shot - thanks for the explanation. Very educational.

  21. Luca Cesari (luca_eos) (19 months ago | reply)

    Splendid capture here, Lucie. The story was worth reading, too.
    I bet such magnificent view will stay in your heart forever!
    Have a great weekend.

  22. Christian Panama - www.christianschriefer.com (19 months ago | reply)

    Cool Place to be..

  23. Barbara - ©BL Snow (19 months ago | reply)

    Outstanding shot....

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  24. Khaled AL-Rubayai (19 months ago | reply)

    Great works

  25. Carlos D. Ramirez (19 months ago | reply)

    Amazing composition and exposure. Great tones in the horizon

  26. Barbara Jones / photosecosse.com (19 months ago | reply)

    We stayed in a Yurt on the Isle of Eigg, which was ok while it was dry, but now we have exceptionally wet and windy weather, I imagine it would be less comfortable, even with a stove inside, such is the West Coast of Scotland...as you already know !
    A fine image with great information, Thank You !

  27. NENU_ (19 months ago | reply)

    stunningly captured and presented
    well done my friend
    all the best and take care always

    Nenu ♥

  28. Sylvia Andreu (19 months ago | reply)

    Very nice!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  29. 10v10 (19 months ago | reply)

    dramatic image
    it sounds brrrr cold and smoky inside but what an experience.

  30. kingsriram (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful capture,i always amaze your photographs!

  31. AYMAN-ALKANDERI (19 months ago | reply)

    amazing shot:)

  32. Waleed Almotar (19 months ago | reply)

    great photo

    well done

  33. Qais Alamar (19 months ago | reply)

    Wonderful shot

  34. Primeguy (19 months ago | reply)

    Awesome...

  35. good_dood (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful wide angle. Wonderful wilderness.

  36. Joe Rainbow (19 months ago | reply)

    That's wicked!

  37. _parabole_ (19 months ago | reply)

    very nice

  38. dianasch (19 months ago | reply)

    i love this shot. Beautiful light.

  39. mudpig (19 months ago | reply)

    very sci-fi feel for some reason

  40. nikonush (19 months ago | reply)

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  42. Yuki1683 (19 months ago | reply)

    Very nice.
    Alone in the desert.

  43.  David.Keochkerian  (19 months ago | reply)

    Fantastic shot!!!!! wow!!!
    congrats on explore
    your photostream is beautiful!!!!

  44. silaturrahim (19 months ago | reply)

    you really are born to do this!

  45. twoGiraffe (19 months ago | reply)

    Nice digs. Like a great khan. =)
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    Seen on your photo stream. (?)

  46. coco77mi (19 months ago | reply)

    Beautiful capture.

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  48. Fahad N Almazyad (19 months ago | reply)

    excellent work ... well done and keep it up :)

  49. stephen mawby (19 months ago | reply)

    Stunning - love the colours, the composition, and the storyline

  50. Moyan_Brenn_BE_BACK_ON_JUNE_11TH (19 months ago | reply)

    like the colour of sand and the sky

  51. AlpineEdge (19 months ago | reply)

    Very cool!

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