Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Sunday, October 4, 2009
Sunday afternoon arrives WARM and sunny. Don't worry, though, because it will be back down to freezing temps by tonight.
Frank and I had a fun shopping trip this morning--first we did the grocery shopping and then we went to the Black Market to pick up some household items that we have long been missing. Chief among them was another curtain rod so that we can keep the BLAZING afternoon sun out of our kitchen. Our neighbor watched A for a few hours so that we were able to enjoy the zany crowded atmosphere of the Black Market and even (saints be praised) eat lunch.
The Black Market is chock full of super low quality goods from China, but also plenty of decent stuff, too, if you know what you're looking for. One friend bought a set of mugs here--and the bottoms subsequently fell off of them. Our part-time driver works at the Market so he led us through the MAZE of stalls and helped us to find what we needed.
Sunday afternoon arrives WARM and sunny. Don't worry, though, because it will be back down to freezing temps by tonight.
Frank and I had a fun shopping trip this morning--first we did the grocery shopping and then we went to the Black Market to pick up some household items that we have long been missing. Chief among them was another curtain rod so that we can keep the BLAZING afternoon sun out of our kitchen. Our neighbor watched A for a few hours so that we were able to enjoy the zany crowded atmosphere of the Black Market and even (saints be praised) eat lunch.
The Black Market is chock full of super low quality goods from China, but also plenty of decent stuff, too, if you know what you're looking for. One friend bought a set of mugs here--and the bottoms subsequently fell off of them. Our part-time driver works at the Market so he led us through the MAZE of stalls and helped us to find what we needed.
Pictured here: Buuz (pronounced "booze") is THE Mongolian fast food: mutton dumplings that come in several varieties. What? You don't like mutton? Better get used to it...
