Lhasa - Potola Square & area

Chörten at the southwest corner of Potola Palace	Smaller chörten (chedi) at the west end of Dekyi Shar Lam, Potola Square	Bicycle rickshaw in front of prayer wheels of the Potola kora circuit	Women in traditional Tibetan apron
Western chörten, former west gate of Lhasa	Western chörten, former west gate of Lhasa	Painted mandela on the ceiling inside the western chörten	Potola Palace from the west end of Dekyi Shar Lam, Potola Square
Chörten that formerly served as the west gate to the city of Lhasa	Western chörten and Potola Palace, Beijing Zhonglu	Nice view of the Potola Palace from the southwest, Lhasa	For a small fee you can climb to a viewpoint on the side of Chagpo Ri hill, but the guide said you can't go higher
Potola Palace from the Chagpo Ri viewpoint	The Chinese renamed the main boulevard through central Lhasa Beijing Zhonglu	Western chörten and Potola Palace	Western chörten and Potola Palace, Beijing Zhonglu
Small stupas (chörten) Chagpo Ri viewpoint	Me with Potola Palace, Chagpo Ri viewpoint	Stone carvers workshop along Chagpo Ri hill	Prayer flags, Lhasa, Tibet
Potola Palace seen rising above the trees from Palha Lu-puk	Autumn is nearing Lhasa	Climbing to the cave temple at Palha Lu-puk, Chagpo Ri hill	Palha Lu-puk, a small monastery with a cave temple on the side of Chagpo Ri
I managed to talk the guide into visiting Palha Lu-puk dispite her protests that it was "not on the itinerary"	Buddha in the cave temple at Palha Lu-puk	Buddha in the cave temple at Palha Lu-puk	Butter lamps, Palha Lu-puk, Tibet
Palha Lu-puk was founded as a meditation cave for King Songtsan Gampo in the 7th Century	Mahakala	Palha Lu-puk (also called Dragla Lugug)	Offerings of cash and juice boxes, Palha Lu-puk
Monk adding yak butter to lamps, Palha Lu-puk	Potola Palace from the park at Potola Square	Potola Palace from the park at Potola Square	Imposing Potola Palace rising above Potola Square
Luckily Beijing Zhonglu doesn't have too much traffic	Potola Palace from the southwest	Bicycle rickshaw, Lhasa	Bridge in the park at Potola Square
Tibetan monk in fine robes, Lhasa	Potola Square	Potola Palace, Lhasa	Potola Square, Lhasa
Tourists in Potola Square, Lhasa	Tourists in Potola Square, Lhasa	Monument to the People's Liberation of Tibet, Potola Square	Monument to the People's Liberation of Tibet, Lhasa
People's Liberation Monument, Potola Square	People's Liberation Monument, Potola Square	People's Liberation Monument, Potola Square	Chinese honor guard at the People's Liberation Monument
Potola Square, Lhasa	Potola Square, Lhasa	Chinese soldier, Potola Square	Potola Square, Lhasa
Guards at the base of the pole with the Chinese flag, Potola Square	Tibetan woman with a prayer wheel	Shadow falls over Potola Palace, Lhasa	Potola Palace floodlit at night from Potola Square
Night view of Potola Palace	Potola Palace at night, center	Potola Palace at night, west side	Potola Palace at night, east side
Monument to the People's Liberation of Tibet and the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	Monument to the People's Liberation of Tibet and the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	Monument to the People's Liberation of Tibet and the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	People's Liberation Monument
People's Liberation Monument	People's Liberation Monument	Potola Palace at night	Potola Palace with the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa
Potola Palace with the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	Potola Palace with the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	Potola Palace with the Potola Square fountain at night, Lhasa	Chinese soldiers patroling Potola Square
Potola Square and palace	Potola Square and palace	Chinese national day, Potola Square	Potola Palace at night, Lhasa
Potola Palace at night, Lhasa	Potola Palace at night, Lhasa	Potola Palace at night, Lhasa	Potola Palace at night, Lhasa