So far we've seen all the important bits of town- the Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, the Jokhang Temple, Drepung Monastery (though I opted out of tht one as my back was playing up), bits of the Barkhor market, assorted restaurants, assorted public toilets (and hte boys are adjusting well to squat loos), an art gallery and n art studio, and had 2 amazing meals (hte 2nd of which was on our last night and was arranged by Jigme in gratitude for our generosity and helpfulness- he arranged for the cook in his guesthouse to put on a special banquet of Tibetan food- it was incredible! and too much- dish after dish after dish! we ended up waddling out of that place barely able to walk!). It took us a while to vbe able to walk up to our rooms on the 4th floor without puffing but eventually we got over it. Sadly, our rooms had no view (unless you call a brick wall a view) but it was a lovely place to stay- called Kyi Chu Hotel, I'd definitely recomend it, and it's right on the edge of the Tibetan quarter so it's fab.
Our last night we did last minute shopping for road supplies- water, biscuits, sweets- the essentials of road travel. Handily, there's a chinese supermarket right near the hotel (I guess the equivalent of a 'Tesco Metro'). And an earlyish night for a fresh start in the am. zzzz...
The Potala with Tim in foreground
Rik at the Jokhang Temple
Debating monks at Sera Monastery
Our farewell/thank you meal from Jigme
The traditional goodbye photo with Jigme and our monk
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