Sunday, June 27, 2010

The steppes of Sodor

Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
Sunday, June 27, 2010

The sun is blazing overhead and I'm thinking: Home, we must get home, and out of this heat! But A catches sight of the mini-rides outside of the State Department Store and yells: "Thomas!" So, we jam her new sunhat on her head and hope that another three minutes in the sun with #55 sunblock will stave off sunburn and sunstroke.

Afterwards, she cheerfully climbs in the taxi and is asleep before we get home.

The powerful attraction of Thomas the Tank Engine...