Man and woman on horse-drawn cart, 1993.

As the title says, this is a man and a woman on a horse-drawn cart. They are heading east on the road leading to the Sansar part of town, where I lived in 1993. You don't see many horse-drawn carts in UB these days, although they can be spotted on occasion. What is of more interest in this picture is the open space behind them. This picture was taken standing on the north side of what is now the Chinggis Khaan hotel. (It was not open in 1993.) The entire 'park' you see was a construction site when I left in the summer of 2004. (Well, it may be finished by now.) In the background you can just make out the US embassy. It's the low white building in the middle of the cluster of buildings.

Also note the nice, snow-covered hills, north of the city. For a contrast, look at the next picture in this series.