Saturday, September 01, 2012

Day 61: Observations from a High-rise


Tonight we had dinner with some neighbors who live in a tall building and have a great view out on the neighborhood. We live in a pretty central and somewhat upscale area of Astana. There are many large, fancy-looking individual family homes surrounding us. It's a good neighborhood with newer construction. Interesting to observe from a birds-eye view was the number of these large, fancy homes that still have outhouses. Given the choice of an outhouse or indoor plumbing in a place that gets -40 in the winter, I would have no hesitation to opt for the indoor toilet. Any insights on this one are appreciated...

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