I didn't hear anything from David for almost the entire Friday. I knew that they were planning to go to the Potala Palace and that it was going to take most of the day. I wasn't really worried because he had told me that the reception was quite poor at times and we had joked about the obvious need for more cell towers on top of Everest.  Then, a little past ten at night my phone beeped and I received the following message:

Eating at a rooftop tea house--spicy yak--Potala Palace can only be described as truly amazing. Even more so than Rome.

Now who's sorry they didn't go along! :)