The Mongol Rally

Last month, I missed the chance to meet one of the Mongol Rally teams.  They were the last team to arrive, and one of the members contacted me through couchsurfing, but we couldn't seem to get our schedules in sync so we didn't end up meeting up.  Too bad, but oh well.

The Boy

As I mentioned a few posts back, I met a boy the other week.  We were supposed to have a date on Thursday night.  And we had also made a day date for Friday.  And we had plans to go to the opera together on Saturday.  And it turned into a massive, never-ending three-day date.  And I'm on cloud nine.  Wow!  He is actually almost too good to be true.  I'm so happy!  This guy makes me happier than my last three boyfriends all added together!  I really hope this feeling lasts, and I can't see it ever stopping...

The Grab n Go

I've never actually eaten here, but it seems intriguing.  It seems like pretty much everything on the menu is meat, though, and I'm afraid of getting really low quality meat from places like this.  I should try it, though-- it just may surprise me.

The Hi-Fi Music Store

I love this music store.  It's on Seoul Street.  Remember the post in which I talked about finding Time and Newsweek in English and then said that I thought the Mongolian porn was much more interesting and bought some for my brother as a Christmas gift?  Well, this is the same store.  Only, every time I've gone back, they haven't had any more Time or Newsweek in English.  Too bad.  But I still really like this store for some reason.  One day, as I was walking down Seoul Street, I heard Arcade Fire blasting down the street.  What do you suppose was the source of this musical delight?  You guessed it!  Hi-Fi Music Store!  I'm in love.

Art Installation

I saw this art installation on the wide street that connects Peace Avenue to Seoul Street and I thought it was pretty neat, so I snapped a pic. I've only been in Mongolia for about four weeks, now, and there are already things about it that annoy me (Mongolians, in some countries, speeding up and aiming for the pedestrian is considered attempted murder!), but I really do like the general atmosphere in downtown Ulaanbaatar, and so when I'm feeling down on Mongolia, I should remember all the things that I like about it, like art installations and a cool atmosphere and it's a walkable city.