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The Lost Pianos of Siberia: Sophy Roberts on her expedition across Russia All products and recordings are chosen independently by our editorial team. This review contains affiliate links and we may receive a commission for purchases made. Please read our affiliates FAQ page to find out more. The Lost Pianos of Siberia: Sophy Roberts on her expedition across Russia For three years, travel writer Sophy Roberts crossed Russia in search of its pianos, each with a connection to its country’s tragic history and cultural soul Published: April 2, 2021 at 8:37 am In 2015, I spent a few happy weeks staying with friends in Mongolia’s Orkhon Valley near Karakorum, the site of the historic capital of Genghis Khan’s colossal former empire, not far from the border with Siberia. My friends – a German filmmaker, Christopher Giercke, his Mongolian wife, Enke, and their three children – live in the valley during the warmer months i ....
Genghis Khan Retreat At the foothills of the Khangai Mountains in Outer Mongolia’s historic heartland, there is a unique wilder- ness camp with 18 white-domed gers set in a semi-circle like teeth biting into the juicy green of the Orkhon valley. The infinite horizon dwarfs even the giant granite boulders that stand like Antony Gormley sculptures in the landscape. Primordial, ancient and sacred, the camp is both otherworldly and extravagant. In the extensive library, cocooned in cashmere furnishings (the owner Christopher Giercke supplies Hermès with his Mongolian cashmere), guests are entertained by a world-class pianist, an operatic tenor or the eerie sounds of throat singing. And where else can you wake up to the smell of coffee and the sound of hundreds of wild galloping horses kicking up the dust outside your secluded ....