Sat, 4/21.  Even though our guide was able to get us into the Jokhang Temple through the back way (saving us hours of standing in line), once inside the crowds were insane.  Parts rivaled a Tokyo train during rush hour.  The temple is a collection of many, many statues, each with some special significance.  To see the main one up close, one must first endure the line that includes half the others.  We walked the outer ring, thereby skipping a good view of everything.  But we got the gist of it all.  There weren’t guys with megaphones telling people to move along, but there should have been.  Outside people walked around the temple clockwise.  Others prostrated on the ground at the front.  A few did both, advancing a little each time.  (I refused to take pictures of them.  It just seemed disrespectful.)  Overall, the Temple from the outside is completely unremarkable.  Except for the line to get in.

The Barkhor Bazaar surrounds the Temple.  If you were buddhist, there were lots of things to tempt you.  Nothing special.  They sell yak skulls.  Wouldn’t fit in my suitcase.

After lunch some went to two additional buddhist sites.  I passed and satisfied my time with a walk around tomorrow’s destination; the Potala Palace.