7. Everything was good in Lhasa, we really loved staying in the Flora Hotel and having the opportunity to wander round the Barkhor area. By pure chance, we had to visit the Potala Palace in the afternoon, so went to the Jokhang Temple in the morning. This was a wonderful experience as we were in the company of many cheerful pilgrims and were able to see and listen to the monks chanting in the Assembly Hall. On our second day, instead of the Drepung and Sera Monastery, we followed Passang's suggestion and went to the Tibetan Museum, which we found most interesting - we all felt we had seen enough monasteries!
Passang was very conscientious and made sure we were safely delivered to our second hotel in Lhasa and that we got our train tickets. By the way, I would not recommend the Lhasa Hotel to anyone - not good value for money!
In the light of the changes we made to the schedule, you might consider offering alternative arrangements, especially for people of our age!
Overall, I must say that the problems were very small and the trip as a whole was very enjoyable and successful. Thank you so much for organising everything so well, we will definitely recommend your services to our friends.
If you need any more information about our trip, please do not hesitate to contact me.
With best wishes,
Lynda and Peter Newbery
26 April 2007
