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 |