Shigatse

Years ago, it took more than four hours to take a train from Lhasa to Shigatse, but now it only takes two and a half hours by high-speed rail. Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet, to be honest, it now has some city feel. In the evening, I walked into a 'Xiao Family River Noodle House', it seemed quite clean, but it was quiet and no one was seen. I poked my head into the kitchen and looked around, it was really clean, I was overjoyed and decided to dine here. In just one or two minutes, a young man came out from the inside, his clothes were neat and clean, and his fingernails were also refreshing, it was indescribable! I ordered the food cheerfully and sat down. 'Sichuanese?' I asked in Sichuan dialect. 'Yes.' 'Where?' 'Suining. Are you also from Sichuan?' He added suspiciously, 'I thought you were Tibetan! You look exactly like them.' He paused for a few seconds, 'Have you been living in Tibet for a long time and been assimilated??' I was too lazy to speak, I just wanted to roll my eyes to the back of my head. I originally wanted to visit Qilin Gorge, but when I went to the station to ask, the ticket-selling girl was confused and said she had never heard of it. After studying the map, of course, I could first take a long-distance bus to Dingjie County or Gangba County, and then charter a car to Qilin Gorge, which would be expensive. Then how to go to Zhangmu port? Do these two county towns have cars to go? Or do I have to return to Shigatse and then transfer to Zhangmu? Both are time-consuming and costly. After weighing it up, I decided to give up Qilin Gorge and take a direct bus to Nyalam County to get to Nepal as quickly as possible. There is only one bus to Nyalam County every day, which departs at eight o'clock in the morning and takes nearly ten hours. The thought of it makes my head big, and there is no way to go in two days. Firstly, there are not many county towns along the way, secondly, it is not on the way, and thirdly, I am not sure if there is a bus to Nyalam County? Tomorrow will be an extremely painful day!! I need to sleep in my clothes tonight, the hotel is really dirty, the boss even didn't change the bedding used by the previous tourists, the pillow emits a greasy smell, of course he denied it. The quilt also has a smell!