Dear Ms. Dolma,

Nice to hear from you. I have reached Xiamen in good order, although a little delay at the Shenzhen Airport. Today it is hard to get back to work after so many impressions.

I have enjoyed my trip to Tibet very much. There were very limited effects on me due to the altitude, none in Lhasa and only a few in Namtso due to 'intensive' hiking. The itinerary was fine. Most of the indications on travelling time where outdated due to road improvement and little traffic in the low season. The visiting times to the sites was quiet enough due to the limited visitors in low season. You truly feel like walking around centuries ago. Although I completely understand, it was a petty that there were no possibilities to capture that feeling on camera inside the Jokhang en Potala, I tried to fiend books that showed the inside but failed in doing so. The visit to Namtso was very nice, Tibetan nature is beautiful. To give you a clear evaluation:

Guide/driver: Where kind and friendly, well informed on Tibetan history and very qualified.

Sites/itinerary: I whish that I could have visited more, but understand that you wanted to ensure my physical condition during my stay.

Hotel: Great location, reasonable food (only had breakfast), a little hard bed but I am used to that because of my present stay in China, great service.

City: Beautiful only downside is the number and intensity of people trying to sell stuff, they don't listen when you say no.

I hope that this e-mail answers your question. Thank you for everything! I will never forget Tibet, and hope to visit it again. For any additional questions don't hassitate to send me an e-mail.

Kind regards,

Willem in Xiamen (German)