Day 6 - Lhasa

Shopping in Lhasa was available in abundance. Not only do you have foreign visitors but also pilgrims coming from all over Tibet looking for a keepsake from their trip to the big city. Over time and my many travels, I have found it more and more difficult to get excited about bargaining for one more trinket that will end up on a shelf collecting dust. However, inevitably, I do usually buy something, because, ya know, you're there and there's stuff to buy and, well, I can't go home completely empty-handed, right? Pictured is my guide Tashi bargaining for a bronze yak. I did end up with a yak but not this one. Although, this one may have been the better deal....