Our plane wasn't due to depart until 11.10pm so we had a full day to enjoy in UB. We feel like we are getting to know our way around this city now. We had a good sleep in, ate Korean noodles for breakfast and re-packed our bags with the stuff we had left behind at the community centre.
We headed out late morning for the one department store in town stopping along the way at the PO and the bank. It was very hot and Craig's stomach was still reacting to some of the wedding fare from the day before although mine was okay.
We hoped we'd have time to go to the black market as well (at least I hoped!) but we weren't sure as we had to meet one of Uncle Howard's friends to do some videoing around a couple of sites.
We stopped in at a souvenir shop along the way where we were informed that we were being watched by a group of 4 or 5 guys (thieves) so we left the building from another exit. This was a little unnerving.
Along the way we found a fair trade store called "Mary & Martha" and later returned there to make a few purchases and speak with the owners - a British missionary couple.
We had lunch at the state department store and two hours later I wished I hadn't! Oh dear, it seemed pretty innoculous but obviously my system didn't think so! We did however enjoy the company of 3 Australians while we ate lunch. They had started their journey in Moscow and were travelling to Beijing on the Trans Siberian Rail. We laughed lots while they described their experiences with true Aussie humour.
We discovered that all the things we'd wanted to buy at the market were at the department store and as we were running out of time, and also had our brush with theft fresh in our minds, we abandoned the idea of the market. And although we paid more than we might have, decided to settle for safety.
Craig did his videoing with Luke and a Mongolian doctor and I lay on the bed trying to drink lots of water and flush my system with whatever was upsetting me.
Palam, the guard at the community centre, accompanied us in the taxi to the airport and we lifted off for Seoul just before midnight.
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