Imposing by day the Palace is stunning by night when it  is illuminated for several hours. 

Even the revolutionary memorial looked better.

We choose to spend our last evening back here.  It was unforgettable.

Centered opposite the facade of the Potala is a flag platform, a replica of the one in Tiananamen Square in Beijing. 

We arrived just as the flag was being lowered, the Chinese flag that is.   We asked where we could see the Tibetan flag and were told to ask when we got to Kathmandu.

The fully armed Chinese army marched away and we turned our attention back to the fountains in the square.