The journey from Irkutsk to Ulan Bator got off to an alarming start.

从伊尔库茨克到乌兰巴托的旅程有个吓人的开端。

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A 131-foot-tall statue of Genghis Khan sits on the steppes outside Ulan Bator.

一座131英尺高的成吉思汗雕像矗立在乌兰巴托城外的草原上。

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Driving from the airport through the outskirts of Ulan Bator, I saw my first ger up close.

从机场出来驶过乌兰巴托郊区，我第一次近距离见到了蒙古包。

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But during a visit to the Mongolian capital of Ulan Bator, Russian President Dmitri Medvedev said his country's decision was correct and "irreversible."

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You can call Boston, New York, Paris, Singapore, Bejing, and, I expect, Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

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