Ulaanbaatar, MongoliaSunday, May 2, 2010
Living abroad sometimes means you just don't quite know what's going on around you. I have noticed on several occasions that the alcohol aisle in our local grocery store was cordoned off--but since I'm not really buying the stuff, I haven't paid too much attention. Only yesterday evening (May 1st) did I hear someone mention that all alcohol sales are banned on the 1st of every month in Mongolia--in all bars, restaurants and grocery stores. Aha!
Apparently it's part of a government effort to reduce alcohol consumption in Mongolia. Based on the number of vodka bottles one finds along the side of every road, it might be worth trying something. 
