We stayed in Xigaze the first night instead of Gyangze by the recommendation of our driver which is different than our planned itinerary. He took us to his friend’s guest house called Tibet Farmers Guest House. The lodging was 25 yuan a bed negotiated by our driver. They told us they gave us a discount because they are friend with our driver. There was a room with four single beds and we went for it. Lang was nice to let us choose and decide. He let us know that if we didn’t like what we saw then we would drive us around until we were satisfied and happy with our lodging.
There was hot water for shower but we were all too cold to bother with it. It would involve walking across the courtyard in the cold afterwards. There was no light in the toilet we had to wear our head lamps to use the rest room. Plus the restroom doors did not shut properly so someone had to watch the door for better privacy so we would make our pee breaks in pairs.
The chef in the Tibetan Farmer Guest House was a good chef from Nepal who loved the art of cooking and up for any challenges of making any dish you ask for. He’ll even make whatever he hasn’t made before if you’d give him the recipe.
After dinner we spotted our driver on a date at this place with one of the girls who work here. I guess this is why he was so eager to recommend this place to us. All the girls here call me sister and treat me like a queen for some reason. They say they like my face, I don’t know what that means but I had fun exchanging words with them. Lang as it turns out seem to be quite a hit among the girls wherever we go. As for a modern Tibetan man, he's actually got class and he's an honest nice guy.
Rupert brought his lap top and he played "The Family Guy" on his lap top, it was our movie time before bed. I spent the time writing in my journal.
