A traditional Mongolian nomadic home, a ger, or yurt (Russian word) is a temporary dwelling made of felt and canvas. Gers come in different sizes. The main restaurant ger at Ursa Major camp, was much larger than the sleeping gers.
Each ger had an ornately painted door. There are no windows. The symbol above the door, means "Long Life, and Prosperity".
The canvas exterior is held up by the wooden spokes, that rest into the wooden trellis.
Between the canvas, is thick felt made of goat, yak, sheep, and camel wool. The other gers we stayed in were lined with silk, but this one was canvas.
This ger had a small wash area behind a fold away screen.
The fire will get it's chimney attached before dark, and be lit, so the ger is nice and toasty when we get back from dinner.
We will need to fill the silver jug with hot water at the restaurant, and bring it back for a hot drink.
No solar power, lighting is by candle power.
The bed is as hard and firm as all the other Mongolian beds we have encountered. The brown blanket is made from camel wool. Very luxurious and soft.
Later the chimney will be put through the hole, and the fire lit.
Detail of the painted ceiling spokes.
The view, and outside is a small stool, to sit on while taking shoes off and on.
No comments:
Post a Comment