sadly, no slide show

    sorry, folks, but the only time to internet is in the evening, and in the evenings we are just too tired to do trek to the internet cafe. if we had stayed at the original hotel, we would have been closer to it. as it is now, we have just enough energy to get some supper and whatever groceries we need for the next day's field trip. tomorrow is a class/free day -- NO climbing monastery stairs or kora unless we want to!

    I can't find a quick way to dump the memory card, so pictures will have to wait until I can figure a way not to have to upload one at a time...

    We are having a wonderful time, with only a little stomach trouble, and I guess, a week from tomorrow we will be heading home. Love to all!

6 days & counting

    One week from the time this is posted, we are scheduled to be landing in China!   At 4:55PM, on Monday, May 14th.   According to their website, our hotel is "45 minutes from the hotel" but our itinerary says we'll arrive at approximately 7:00PM.   Customs and traffic, I'm sure.   Here are both day and night shots of the hotel that I found on the Internet, linked to the hotel website.

    Generally, the posting times will be current time in China/Tibet -- 13 hours ahead of Central Daylight Savings Time in the US -- so, no, I'm not up 3:55AM here in MS posting this -- I just typed it up and set the time.   It is actually about 11:15pm on Sunday (May 6th) and I need to go to bed.   I still have to work all week, and we have to get packed.  I'm trying not to get over anxious (in the *bad* way) or too stressed.   It will, however be   V E R Y   hard to concentrate at work . . . the more I read about the food, the more worried I am about being able to eat properly while I am there . . .