The first half of the day, we traveled to UB (Ulaanbaatar). When we got there, traffic was nasty and the bus took an alternate route past the state store, so we got off and did a bit of shopping before walking to the hotel. It was starting to sprinkle, and we considered the bus (cheap at 30 cents each), but they all looked crowded so we hiked. When we got back, we encountered two more shoppers getting back...they HAD taken the bus and one of them lost her wallet to a pickpocket on the bus. The thief had also found her passport, but returned it to a different pocket, so she had a bit of panic til it was located.
 |
| Traditional Mongolian fashions |
 |
| Modern variation based on traditions. |
By dinner time, it was really raining. We took our tour bus to a native show and then to dinner. In both cases, the traffic was nasty ...took over an hour to drive not much further than we had walked in 40 minutes, and then we discovered construction was blocking the entrance, so we had to slog around to the back. Dinner was much the same story... slow drive, no bus access near the restaurant, and a long slog in the rain. On the way back after dinner, we discovered that a gate we had come through at 8 pm apparently locked at 9, so it was back the the restaurant for plan B. Amazingly, traffic at 9:45 was just as bad as 6 pm. I guess the adventures never stop.
No comments:
Post a Comment