Dr. Lynne Noble, professor of early childhood education at Columbia College, has been selected to teach educators and teacher candidates in Mongolia as a Fulbright Scholar . She will teach and conduct cross cultural/comparative research in Mongolia from February through June in 2011.There are so many museums in UB. I've been to 3 so far - The Natural History Museum which has lots of stuffed animals in their native habitats, the National History Museum which traces Mongolian history from the Stone Age to now. Well done and includes a display of ethnic dress that depicts the various groups living in Mongolia. And, the International Intellectual Museum, which houses thousands of toys, games, puzzles, mazes, chess sets (worth the visit alone) and magic tricks. Lots of fun, you get to try some of the puzzles - apparently I'm not so intellectual! No photos are allowed in the museums, but, we went to the Chinggis Khan Monument and photos were allowed. This monument is an engineering marvel - 40 meters of steel and then set on a two story building, up on a hill! Impressive, needless to say. The first floor of the building has a shop and a place you can dress up, a big boot and a huge whip. The basement houses the Bronze Age Museum, and the second floor is mostly a dining room. You can walk up inside the monument and come out on the head of the horse for amazing views. We had a sunny day, and fairly warm :)
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