The point of staying at the Songtsam Meili is to take it easy. After our various journeys, this was very welcome.
You can watch the sun go down over the Snow Mountain, and then watch it come up again, early the next morning.
Meili Snow Mountain in the evening
Meili Snow Mountain at 6.30am, just as the sunlight hits the tops
Meili Snow Mountain
Everyone gathers on the terrace early in the morning
A bit later in the day
Later still
It’s an ever changing vista
There are five families living in Tibetan houses in the valley, and you can watch them go about their business.
Tibetan house
Up the back are some yak meadows. It’s very tranquil.
Yaks
Sounds conducive to doing nothing. Presumably there was wifi in your room?
I used the freely available Mac in the breakfast room, which was fast. At first, this typed my emails in Chinese characters, before someone helpfully showed me how to switch. I didn’t want to spend too long on the Internet, what with the amazing surroundings to enjoy. There was wifi as well, but the signal in our room wasn’t good.