Hostels

Well, after coming up with no better place to begin than the beginning, I guess that's where we'll start.

But I'll put this picture first, because it's the best one, and I want it at the top of the page. heehee

While in Lhasa, we stayed at this great hostel run by great people (except the front desk people, who, I must say, were not the brightest crayons in the box). On the roof was a sweet little restaurant and deck area, and this was my view every morning as I sipped green tea or orange juice, wrote in my journal, and watched the sun come up over the mountains (ok it was already up but you get the picture!):



Here is the inside:

At the top there was a big skylight (you could walk around it on the roof), and inside you can look all the way down to the ground floor. Great idea!! So many interesting people too, all traveling through or in Tibet for one reason or another.

So, to go back a little, we flew:

...(Air China) since Tibet is under Chinese rule and is regarded as a province of China.

We stayed at this great hostel in Chengdu (China) for 2 nights on the way there, and one on the way back:
And here's my friend along the canal in Chengdu on our first night:
The only thing not great about this Chinese hostel was a bit of disorganization, and this picture, which I hadn't noticed the first time we stayed, but which I certainly did notice on the way back:

Maybe you can't see clearly who that is above the door, but I'll give you a guess: he used to be the leader of China. Email me or comment if you really don't know, although I don't want to put his name here. I'll give you a hint: I really wanted to put a mustache on him, but didn't because (I'm telling the truth), I would've been deported if caught.