miscellaneous rambling

So as I said, we got to using Makye Ame cafe as our usual hang out. Although we didn't get to spend much time in Lhasa, it was a hub that we always got back to on our way out to other places.

It was always nice to have a glass of chang ( barley beer) and to have a snack.

One rainy night we met the owner of Makye Ame. She and her husband run the place, as well as two others ( Kunming and Beijing)

The story with this shot is that we noted along with this ladies beauty, also the beauty of her jewellery. She gets quality stuff from a place she knows. We asked to see some, because she said she had some for sale from her private collection.

She went home and got them for us, while we waited over another cup of coffee.

When she returned, she had some nice bracelets and rings. She quoted prices, that neither Mr. Ren or I could have bargained for. The only female with us, Ms. Su however, started to bargain hard for some things.

We left the place, and Mr. Ren says, "Man, I wish I could get that bracelet for such and such a price"
Ms. Su runs back to the cafe to bargain on his behalf, while we waited in the rain. 20 minutes later she comes running back with the bracelet.

Only she could have done it, because with looks like that neither he nor I had to the guts to bargain with her. ..

"It's a good thing she doesn't sell tangkas, or I'd have lost my shirt" I recall saying.

Mr. Ren just nodded in reply.