Ulaanbaatar

More walking with no set plans today. Check out time was at noon so I took advantage to head over to an area on the map marked as a shopping area. I hadn't seen many souvenir shops in my travels and thought it might be the opportunity to do so. While I made it there, the view down the street looked like a shopping area for locals so I just headed back via another road to see more of the city. I would pass by the Gandan Monastery but didn't go in as I figured I would have a chance the next day (I wouldn't, but that's ok). My path in the northern half of the city showed an older part of the city that still retains Soviet looks and old ger camps in the hill.

After checking out, I went to Modern Nomads for some local food before heading to the new hotel. This branch is right by my hotel and I'd found the restaurant first from Youtube and then a rare travel page online. It was fairly quiet but good for what I had.

This afternoon was another walk, this time with my roommate. No particular destinations in mind though we did traverse a few new streets and even discovered the Ulanbaatar sign =) Tonight I met my small group and we checked out another Mongolian nearby in the Shangri La mall where I had fried noodles, checking off another must eat on the list.Read more