Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSaturday, October 24, 2009
Illnesses of various kinds plagued us for most of our vacation week, but bright, sunny skies greeted us yesterday morning, and Frank and I celebrated our last day of Fall Break by wandering around UB in the brisk fall weather. Fears about the spread of H1N1 have gripped Mongolia in the past few days, and many, many people are suddenly wearing face masks. At first it was just black and white cotton masks, but now they are sprouting up in a whole range of colors (pink! baby blue!) and textured fabrics of all kinds...
Yes, these fall days can be quite cold--but such brilliant, blue skies! Lows predicted for the coming weekend of -4° F (-20° C)...
Pictured here: The huge and wonderfully fanciful neon Coca-Cola sign just off of Ulaanbaatar's main square.
