Lhasa - City & Misc

Chinese license plate from Xizang - the Tibet Automomous Region (Western Treasure House)	My pitiful first meal in Tibet at a bar on Beijing Zhonglu near the Lhasa Hotel	Lhasa Hotel, the former Holiday Inn	Lhasa Hotel, the former Holiday Inn
Lhasa Hotel (former Holiday Inn) Tibet	Gate to Norbulingka, the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lamas	Gate to Norbulingka, the Summer Palace of the Dalai Lamas	Visa Section of the Consulate of Nepal, Norbulingka Chang Lam, Lhasa
Walking around the area behind the hotel before the guide arrived	Lhasa's new town, Beijing Zhonglu	Lhoka Hu Bei Hotel, Lhasa	Looking west of Beijing Zhonglu, new town Lhasa
Lhasa's new town, Beijing Zhonglu	Vacuum packed Yak Meat good for 6 months	Bookshop on Beijing Zhonglu west of the Lhasa Hotel	China Construction Bank, Beijing Zhonglu, Lhasa (new town)
West Beijing Road, Lhasa	CWTS Tibet Holyland Adventure, Lhasa	Lhasa's new town, Beijing Zhonglu	Beijing Zhonglu nearest to Lhasa Hotel
Beijing Donglu between the Potola and Barkhor	Shop with traditional clothing, Beijing Donglu	Shop with traditional clothing, Beijing Donglu	TibetOct08 184.jpg
TibetOct08 185.jpg	Tibet Steak House, Lhasa	Western-style meal at the Tibet Steak House, Lhasa	Travel agency displaying domestic plane ticket prices
Chinese soldiers in riot gear on a street corner in a new part of Lhasa	Tibet Potola Carpet Co - with view of Drepung Monastery	Tibet Potola Carpet Co, Lhasa	Tibetan handmade carpet showroom about 5km west of town
Boys at the carpet showroom near Nechung Monastery	Tibetan women weaving carpets, near Nechung Monastery	Weaver showing me the design of the carpet	Carpet weavers are both men and women
The seemed genuinely happy to see me	Carpet factory (N29.6643/E91.0579)	The guide didn't mention that you can go upstairs at the carpet place for a view of Drepung Monastery	Drepung Monastery was closed during my Oct 2008 visit so the monks could be "re-educated"
Golden yak monument , Beijing Zhonglu just west of the Potola	The guide was annoyed with me that I wanted to stop...	Yak Yoghurt Shop next to the tourist bus parking area west of Potola Palace	Tricycle transit, Beijing Donglu
Beijing Donglu	I must admit, I was a bit surprised to see American Budweiser all over Tibet!	Budweiser in Tibet	I stuck with the local Lhasa Beer
Old area north of Beijing Donglu	Gyüme Tantric University, Lhasa	Gyüme Tantric University, Lhasa	One afternoon I took off on my own the the LP guide and found many places "not on the itinerary"
Large prayer wheel, Gyüme Tantric University	Gyüme Tantric University, founded in the mid-15th Century	Phakyepo, Heavenly King of the South (blue)	Chenmizang, Heavenly King of the West (red)
Other murals, Gyüme	Other murals, Gyüme	500 monks once studies at Gyüme	...now Gyüme is carefully watched
Love Tibet Fate Restaurants -1653 (year Great 5th Dalai Lama met Emperor Shunzhi near Beijing)	Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa	Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa	Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa
Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa	Cat with prayer wheels, Meru Sarpa	Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa	Unrestored wall mural, Meru Sarpa Monatery, Lhasa
Playboy shop, Yuthok Lam street, Lhasa	Lhasa Beer, Tibet	Lhasa Beer, Tibet	How many boxes can you carry on 1 scooter?
Boy in school uniform, Lhasa	New monument in eastern Lhasa	Soviet-style communist monument, eastern Lhasa	Prayer flags on a hill near Lhasa