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Breakfast improved by some yoghurt and cheese.
Visited Norbulingka Palace in morning – both Palace and gardens more interesting and charming than advertised in the guidebook.
Went to Barkhor as the weather is so much better today – firstly to the Tibetan traditional medicinal centre…
…then 2/3 of way round circuit at Makye Amye are stunning views of Barkhor circuit.
Weird Chinese tea with spices floating in it and very tasty some duck (flat noodles in soup) with chewy yak.
Finished Barkhor circuit buying bone shoes and bone monkey.
Back to base for free afternoon which we started at the Internet café. Perhaps it was the chewy yak or maybe the depressing hotel room but we were both in a foul mood – monkey got broken in ensuing pillow fight.
Actually I attribute the dual foul mood primarily to the altitude. I subsequently learnt that tetchiness is a well-known side effect of flying into such high altitude and doing stuff without thoroughly acclimatising first.
Made up in traditional fashion and rested.
Supper at Snowland again, with fried momos, yak burger and fries, yakitori with rice. Chocolate cake takeaway was a real treat with which to celebrate our impending escape from the Lhasa Hotel.