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Lhasa and the surrounding countryside

Lhasa, Tibet
Lhasa, Tibet
Flying over Tibet
Flying over Tibet
Mountains  through the clouds - amazing site from the plane
Mountains through the clouds - amazing site from the plane
Driving to Lhasa (capital of Tibet)  from the airport
Driving to Lhasa (capital of Tibet) from the airport
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Prayer circuit
Religious rock paintings
Religious rock paintings
g1/78/68278/3/115056923.B15874JO.jpg Tibetans are extremely devout
Tibetans are extremely devout
 Many people were praying in front of the fresco
Many people were praying in front of the fresco
The haze was caused by the burning of incense
The haze was caused by the burning of incense
Carving prayers onto a piece of slate
Carving prayers onto a piece of slate
Making friends
Making friends
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Taking a moment to feed the goat
Taking a moment to feed the goat
Summer Palace
Summer Palace
Inside the Summer Palace walls
Inside the Summer Palace walls
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g1/78/68278/3/115080606.pwfF2Enz.jpg Inside the Summer Place walls
Inside the Summer Place walls
Outside the Summer Palace
Outside the Summer Palace
Discussing the price with the street vendor
Discussing the price with the street vendor
Weighing the cherries
Weighing the cherries
Outside the Jokhang Temple
Outside the Jokhang Temple
Outside the Jokhang Temple
Outside the Jokhang Temple
Praying outside Jokhang Temple
Praying outside Jokhang Temple
Inside the Jokhang Temple walls
Inside the Jokhang Temple walls
Taken from the temple roof
Taken from the temple roof
Potala Palace from Jokhang Temple
Potala Palace from Jokhang Temple
Street market
Street market
Dave with the Potala Palace in the background
Dave with the Potala Palace in the background
Ornate temple roof
Ornate temple roof
Passing the time
Passing the time
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
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Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Typical Tibetan fresco
Typical Tibetan fresco
Using the prayer wheels
Using the prayer wheels
 Buddhist nuns
Buddhist nuns
Cat enjoying the warmth from the candles
Cat enjoying the warmth from the candles
Buddhist nun preparing food
Buddhist nun preparing food
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Lhasa more modern than we expected
Lhasa more modern than we expected
g1/78/68278/3/115080765.SHlgWfY2.jpg Walking her dog and praying
Walking her dog and praying
The prayer wheels are spun clockwise
The prayer wheels are spun clockwise
Another form of praying
Another form of praying
Old and new - Potala Palace 1645-1694 - boats now
Old and new - Potala Palace 1645-1694 - boats now
Lunch in Lhasa
Lunch in Lhasa
Our guide and driver
Our guide and driver
Outside pool hall
Outside pool hall
Outside-inside pool hall
Outside-inside pool hall
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery
Baby Yak coming out of the building
Baby Yak coming out of the building
The animals occupy the ground floor and the monks the 1st floor
The animals occupy the ground floor and the monks the 1st floor
Rock paintings at Sera Monastery
Rock paintings at Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery
Tibetan monks debating in the traditional style
Tibetan monks debating in the traditional style
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Statues inside the monastery
Statues inside the monastery
The statues are wonderfully ornate
The statues are wonderfully ornate
The monastery kitchen
The monastery kitchen
A day at the monastery
A day at the monastery
Tibetan theatre
Tibetan theatre
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Tibetan theatre
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Tibetan theatre
Tibetan theatre
Potala Palace at night
Potala Palace at night
Rock paintings at Drepung Monastery
Rock paintings at Drepung Monastery
 Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery
One of the many monks at the monastery
One of the many monks at the monastery
 Praying
Praying
Winding streets of the monastery
Winding streets of the monastery
Collecting water
Collecting water
Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery
Standing with our driver on our way out of Lhasa after our minor car accident
Standing with our driver on our way out of Lhasa after our minor car accident
Stopping for petrol
Stopping for petrol
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Childrens last resting place
Childrens last resting place
Childrens last resting place
Childrens last resting place
About 4000 metres high
About 4000 metres high
Yaks supply milk butter meat - many things
Yaks supply milk butter meat - many things
g3/78/68278/3/115081060.iTmm4RYG.jpg Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately 100km from Lhasa
Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately 100km from Lhasa
Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately altitude approximately 3,700 metres
Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately altitude approximately 3,700 metres
Near the Yamdrok Tso Lake
Near the Yamdrok Tso Lake
Children always love to have their photo taken
Children always love to have their photo taken
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A "Business" Yak with his owner
 Life can be so harsh
Life can be so harsh
Restaurant on the way to Gyantse
Restaurant on the way to Gyantse