In a city where Amway occupies one of the largest buildings it's easy to forget where you are. Girls are wearing heels and leather and jeans, all the roads are paved and clean, and there's not a thing you can't buy here. There are more outdoor gear/clothing shops here than in Calgary! Hint: if you are coming this way don't bring anything more than what you are wearing - you can get it all here, good quality and cheap.
Fortunately, McDo's and Starbucks haven't arrived and I was glad to see that the sidewalk in front of the Potala wasn't lined with souvenir and hot dog stands.
We have gotten as high as 4200m and I seem to be acclimatizing well. I just need to remember to walk more slowly and breathe more deeply. But I haven't been sleeping much.
Last night while I was trying to sleep I composed a brilliant (of course) blog. Too bad I didn't get up and write it down, cuz now it's gone.
Now I'm off to try to get some sleep tonight. We're heading off early in the morning on a 6 day jeep trip to Everest Base Camp. We replied to a note on the bulletin board last Tuesday - Jim and Maeve, a Brit/Irish couple, had organized jeep and driver and were looking to share costs. Everything is organized and we're ready to go.
I'm expecting cold, few showers and some interesting road. I'm excited!
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