A few of my favorite things...in Ulaanbaatar

Namaste -- an Indian restaurant with the best curry I've tasted yet:

The Opera House:  We paid 10,000 tugriks (less than ten USD) to see Coppelia -- my first time to attend a ballet.

And most of all, the piano at top floor of the State Department Store:

Last night I was playing Clair de Lune, and a Mongolian guy recognized it and came over.  (He had been writing short stories in his journal...how cool is that?)  He started singing and one of my teammates starting playing along with him.  It was the best part of my day.

Sukhbaatar Square:  I bought some lovely artwork from some local artists here this afternoon.