Our Lhasa hotel

Brrr...... Cold shower in the morning was GREAT! We were all refreshed and alert. Our hotel used solar panels for hot water. Obviously, the day before was a bit cloudy. Or the other guests ran their showers too long.

Our room had two double beds, TV, and the usual regular items any western hotels would have except hot water. It was an "option". Hee hee. We had two days of hot water at night. The rest of the stay, water was cold to luke warm. To most locals, the room was considered as luxury. Yes, Kenny G was playing at our end of the street every morning from 730am on. Needless to say, we still experience occasional bouts of Kenny G in our heads right now.

One morning within a minute, I managed to pull the door knob off the bathroom door when closing it as well as push the flush button off the toilet water tank when attempting to flush. Close examination concluded that I was innocent. I did not have enough weight lifting sessions nor I was come from planet Krypton. The door knob was not screwed in properly. The flushing mechanism was missing the proper coupling holding it in place. Well, that was China for you. Fortunately, we were not charged for the "damages".

Breakfast time at the restaurant had to book each day. Otherwise, it did not open until whenever someone requested a time. We had the traditional Chinese breakfast. Pickled veggies, two kinds of congee, boiled eggs, two types of stir-fried vegetables, cake and fried eggs.

Staff was friendly and very cooperative. During the two-day training course there, the staff provided top rate service. There were two types of teas everyday - the sweet tea and the Tibetan Yak butter tea. The sweet tea used yak butter and sugar. The latter used yak butter and salt. Yes, SALT. Not my cup of tea though.

Overall, the hotel was great. Its name was Hotel Norpel Ling locating on No 6 Hong Qi Road. Tel: 0891-6712222.