| My first trip to anywhere in Asia. A friend told me that Lhasa was the "home of Tibetan Buddhism", but I didn't do research. Lhasa is about 3600m (~12,000ft) above sea level. Getting off the plane from Shanghai, I felt like I was drunk and I got sick the first night, another friend was out of commission for a whole day. The three of us had trouble sleeping for a week. People were generally friendly or indifferent to us. I saw a whole new culture and ancient traditions, but there are many modernizations happening very fast. |
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5 pix of our "4 star" hotel with NO HEAT. The little heater on the floor took a long time to heat the room in March. Hot H20 only at certain times (at times they needed reminders). Otherwise, quite nice and Chinese MTV with breakfast! |
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| Probably the most famous spot in Lhasa is Potala Palace, so that place has it's own section. The rest of this section from Lhasa has scenes from Jokhang temple, Sera monastery, and Lhasa's Barkhore Street. One example of each site is below; click on the arrow to take the tour... |
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