Lhasa

Smugmug Photo Sets

March 2, 2007

in China, Tibet, Travel

I now have all of our recent vacation photos, good and bad, uploaded to Smugmug. To see photos of Lhasa & Tibet click here. To see photos of the train ride from Chengdu to Lhasa click here. To see photos of Chengdu click here. (This set does not include photos of Sim’s Guesthouse, which I [...]

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We Tackle the Potala

February 22, 2007

in Tibet, Travel

The Potala Palace is absolutely magical. It sits high on a hill overlooking the city and it is difficult to imagine how it could have been constructed. It is really impressive, until you start the climb. Holy cow. I nearly died. Thank god we had spent at least a day acclimatizing. You cannot believe how [...]

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Our First Full Day in Lhasa

February 22, 2007

in Tibet, Travel

The sun doesn’t come up in Lhasa until 8AM. Nothing really seems to get stirring until even later. What this means for me is – sleeping in! I felt exhausted upon our arrival to Lhasa, mostly due to the altitude. We slept in until 10AM and then decided to see what the city has to [...]

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4 Days in Tibet…

February 21, 2007

in Tibet, Travel

Doesn’t have the same ring as 7 years, does it? We made it! We arrived! We are on top of the world!

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