OK down to the important stuff - what did I buy? I bought a couple of cheap scarves, three Thankas (sp?), which is sort of a religious painting/shape, that are very colorful and very detailed. I also bought some key/phone dangly things, another tea container with a picture of the Potala Palace in it, some dried yak for the train trip, and a cheap sandlewood bracelet. I bought Zac a Tibetan style door for his NY house. The cloth door were being made by handicapped people.
Last night we took a taxi to the park across the street from the Palace to take some pre dusk and post dusk pictures -- it was sort of drizzling so wasn't the greatest night sky but it was impressive.