Friday Photos are Back! (And so is the Traffic...)

We're back in Ulaanbaatar, and Friday Photos are back on RememberMongolia.org!  This is a shot from the balcony of our 11th floor apartment, taken two nights ago.  It's 10:30 PM and the streets all around us are gridlocked for some reason that remains a mystery to us.  Traffic over the past year has become worse than it ever was.  I've made a personal commitment to avoid driving in the city altogether between 1 and 8 PM.  However, on this particular night it wouldn't have mattered.

We're in the throughs of unpacking and getting our apartment set up.  I am glad that we're above the fray on this particular night.  It's good to have an 11th floor view. It's even better that we now have an elevator...

Comments

[David Sebald]

This looks more like Beijing than UB. Jeesh! Even three years ago I could get downtown faster in my bike than in a cab. Now it looks like that is definitely the case. I just had to be careful not to get hit by a bus. Got hit by plenty of cars.. they didn't scare me =). I don't know if a bus would work in this though...

Oh and congrats on the elevator. Hiked those stairs a few times myself. You'll enjoy it!

[David]

This is why we rarely use the car either. Biking is way faster, and parking???? Don't even get me started :-)

[bernie]

Driving in UB takes "If you don't like my driving then stay off the sidewalk" to an entirely new level of reality.