![Arriving in Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513343.bjuR23Lg.TibetOct082593.jpg) Arriving in Shigatse, the second largest city in Tibet |
![Shigatse Hotel, good enogh, but not as nice as the Tsetang Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513350.8BzXLOUI.TibetOct082598.jpg) Shigatse Hotel, good enogh, but not as nice as the Tsetang Hotel |
![Painting of the Tashilhunpo Monastery in the lobby of the Shigatse Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513346.9DNryENO.TibetOct082595.jpg) Painting of the Tashilhunpo Monastery in the lobby of the Shigatse Hotel |
![Lobby Bar, Shigatse Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513348.amh4iivw.TibetOct082597.jpg) Lobby Bar, Shigatse Hotel |
![Dining room of the Shigatse Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514406.hktnh8Nq.TibetOct083029.jpg) Dining room of the Shigatse Hotel |
![I declared free time and ditched the guide at the hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513364.YjIAng8l.TibetOct082612.jpg) I declared "free time" and ditched the guide at the hotel |
![Cushions used as furniture in traditional Tibetan homes](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513354.92cDIFnu.TibetOct082602.jpg) Cushions used as furniture in traditional Tibetan homes |
![Fur lined Tibetan hats for sale in the main market](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513352.zqXPLICW.TibetOct082600.jpg) Fur lined Tibetan hats for sale in the main market |
![Stoves used in Tibetan homes for heating and cooking](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513356.kb4c3NTF.TibetOct082604.jpg) Stoves used in Tibetan homes for heating and cooking |
![Everyone was friendly as I walked around on my own](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513357.dzmdYsaT.TibetOct082607.jpg) Everyone was friendly as I walked around on my own |
![Machine-made carpets at the market, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513360.B2NJYxJn.TibetOct082609.jpg) Machine-made carpets at the market, Shigatse |
![Pespect and my favorite We Fuck the Fakeshit](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513367.D9WYir3n.TibetOct082613.jpg) "Pespect" and my favorite "We Fuck the Fakeshit" |
![Tade laundry detergent from China](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513371.BKwrPn7y.TibetOct082614.jpg) Tade laundry detergent from China |
![Main market, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513376.K7Os6P1G.TibetOct082618.jpg) Main market, Shigatse |
![Small boy with a bike, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513379.aO0qBMIr.TibetOct082620.jpg) Small boy with a bike, Shigatse |
![Tibetan boy with a cute hat but dirty face](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514452.Ct83nkn7.TibetOct083228.jpg) Tibetan boy with a cute hat but dirty face |
![Tibetan man with a traditional headdress, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514454.aHux4e7v.TibetOct083229.jpg) Tibetan man with a traditional headdress, Shigatse |
![Table selling prayer flags and Buddhist banners, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513382.4ryTdHh9.TibetOct082622.jpg) Table selling prayer flags and Buddhist banners, Shigatse |
![Buddhist items for sale, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513419.VsiDW8C0.TibetOct082719.jpg) Buddhist items for sale, Shigatse |
![Headed for Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513385.5cCtJkCD.TibetOct082633.jpg) Headed for Old Town Shigatse |
![Tibetan woman with a prayer wheel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513389.ZDtS074h.TibetOct082635.jpg) Tibetan woman with a prayer wheel |
![Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513391.EieSNbGt.TibetOct082636.jpg) Old Town Shigatse |
![Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514441.Qc1BJqqF.TibetOct083220.jpg) Old Town Shigatse |
![Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514443.uasUaLW7.TibetOct083221.jpg) Old Town Shigatse |
![Bangchelling, the commercial street cut through the old town of Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513393.SJcwd1l2.TibetOct082701.jpg) Bangchelling, the commercial street cut through the old town of Shigatse |
![Solar cooker, great idea](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513395.GfwCYDIl.TibetOct082702.jpg) Solar cooker, great idea |
![Agricultural Bank of China, Bangchelling Street, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513397.wxeBmMg3.TibetOct082703.jpg) Agricultural Bank of China, Bangchelling Street, Shigatse |
![Butcher market, Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513398.Cno7DHEq.TibetOct082704.jpg) Butcher market, Old Town Shigatse |
![Butcher market, Bangchelling Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513400.BXleoXWP.TibetOct082705.jpg) Butcher market, Bangchelling Street |
![Butcher market, Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513402.7O9mlMD4.TibetOct082706.jpg) Butcher market, Old Town Shigatse |
![Tourist market, Bangchelling Street, old town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513404.8yAWYvQX.TibetOct082707.jpg) Tourist market, Bangchelling Street, old town Shigatse |
![Tibetan trinkets at the old town market along Bangchelling Street near the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513406.WEbr9N1f.TibetOct082708.jpg) Tibetan trinkets at the old town market along Bangchelling Street near the castle |
![Tourist market, old town Shigatse across from Tenzin Hotel](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513408.lmIAy9if.TibetOct082709.jpg) Tourist market, old town Shigatse across from Tenzin Hotel |
![Prayer wheels and other Tibetan souvenirs, Banghelling Street Market, old town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513411.KdPIj87l.TibetOct082710.jpg) Prayer wheels and other Tibetan souvenirs, Banghelling Street Market, old town Shigatse |
![Craftsman working with metal along Bangchelling Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514446.eEpcBn6T.TibetOct083223.jpg) Craftsman working with metal along Bangchelling Street |
![Craftsman working with metal along Bangchelling Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514448.pxAh9HSP.TibetOct083225.jpg) Craftsman working with metal along Bangchelling Street |
![Blacksmith shop along Bangchelling Street, Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514450.EMzyEhY7.TibetOct083226.jpg) Blacksmith shop along Bangchelling Street, Old Town Shigatse |
![Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513413.97Bs8zu1.TibetOct082711.jpg) Old Town Shigatse |
![Newish shop houses along the east side of Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513415.03LTddnc.TibetOct082712.jpg) Newish shop houses along the east side of Old Town |
![Cases of Lhasa Beer, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513416.njnLH3K2.TibetOct082714.jpg) Cases of Lhasa Beer, Shigatse |
![Street corner in Shigatse (N29.275/E088.877)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513418.UKbpZFJd.TibetOct082715.jpg) Street corner in Shigatse (N29.275/E088.877) |
![West end of Qingdao Zhonglu, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513421.bPqlYy1D.TibetOct082722.jpg) West end of Qingdao Zhonglu, Shigatse |
![Tibetan style gate to the touristy Buxing Jie leading to Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513420.XTmkmJRE.TibetOct082721.jpg) Tibetan style gate to the touristy Buxing Jie leading to Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Tibetan gate to pedestrianized Buxing Jie street, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513422.kvixjaL3.TibetOct082724.jpg) Tibetan gate to pedestrianized Buxing Jie street, Shigatse |
![Songsten Tibetan Restaurant, Buxing Jie street, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513424.rCDAZaqZ.TibetOct082728.jpg) Songsten Tibetan Restaurant, Buxing Jie street, Shigatse |
![Gate at the southwest end of Buxing Jie street on the way to Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513425.a2OirLMO.TibetOct082729.jpg) Gate at the southwest end of Buxing Jie street on the way to Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Statues on the plaze in front of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514393.cfqNbVF4.TibetOct082735.jpg) Statues on the plaze in front of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![Statue of a boy ona mountain bike with a t-shirt reading Zhongguo (China)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514389.NVPfZ6X0.TibetOct082734.jpg) Statue of a boy ona mountain bike with a t-shirt reading Zhongguo (China) |
![Monk bags at a shop on Buxing Jie street, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514397.MaUCKfkf.TibetOct082740.jpg) Monk bags at a shop on Buxing Jie street, Shigatse |
![Chinese military patrol though Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514401.gOFG0KRV.TibetOct082741.jpg) Chinese military patrol though Shigatse |
![New Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514404.ruoyZeuC.TibetOct083027.jpg) New Town Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514395.rTfIogNH.TibetOct082737.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Raw wool at the Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514606.CJASycxV.TibetOct083021.jpg) Raw wool at the Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514604.uloo4fGj.TibetOct083020.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514602.y8ps9sAt.TibetOct082992.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514434.RzjwTUYm.TibetOct083047.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![The spinning room where the raw wool is spun into yarn](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514415.8bC1MuA0.TibetOct083034.jpg) The spinning room where the raw wool is spun into yarn |
![Hand woven Tibetan carpets](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514408.gCXQi2yS.TibetOct083031.jpg) Hand woven Tibetan carpets |
![Three girls working on one carpet](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514410.JkP9V724.TibetOct083032.jpg) Three girls working on one carpet |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514412.4ZOvufVW.TibetOct083033.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514417.o5RXBi9F.TibetOct083037.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514419.cCi4qkj3.TibetOct083039.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![The clipping room where the carpet is trimmed](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514423.kJVfDWYZ.TibetOct083040.jpg) The clipping room where the carpet is trimmed |
![The final product, Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514425.MP5DkXqr.TibetOct083042.jpg) The final product, Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Showroom, Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514427.6cRD0FIK.TibetOct083043.jpg) Showroom, Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![That Potola Palace with the 8 auspicious symbols caught my eye](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514429.zVfeVV8R.TibetOct083044.jpg) That Potola Palace with the 8 auspicious symbols caught my eye |
![Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514432.nwGTfUE9.TibetOct083045.jpg) Tibet Gang-Gyen Carpet Factory, Shigatse |
![Degenpozhang Lam, across from the gate to the Palace of the Panchen Lamas, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514436.AUwFuyfB.TibetOct083110.jpg) Degenpozhang Lam, across from the gate to the Palace of the Panchen Lamas, Shigatse |
![Degenpozhang Lam in southwestern Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514438.zFDXIg1x.TibetOct083111.jpg) Degenpozhang Lam in southwestern Shigatse |
![Another pass along the pedestrianized Buxing Jie street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514457.MO48sl3d.TibetOct083230.jpg) Another pass along the pedestrianized Buxing Jie street |
![Gateway to Buxing Jie street, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514459.UgjPjnCc.TibetOct083231.jpg) Gateway to Buxing Jie street, Shigatse |
![I decided to eat on my own in Shigatse and both nights ended up at Tashi Restaurant on Buxing Jie Street](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514461.gKBuIXsA.TibetOct083233.jpg) I decided to eat on my own in Shigatse and both nights ended up at Tashi Restaurant on Buxing Jie Street |
![Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514463.TiDabuUq.TibetOct083234.jpg) Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Yak Head Tibet Restaurant, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514466.AKnDwGqE.TibetOct083235.jpg) Yak Head Tibet Restaurant, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Mt. Everest English Language School, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514467.4dGAgeWD.TibetOct083236.jpg) Mt. Everest English Language School, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Workshop making small Buddhist statues, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514468.p1dE9T8u.TibetOct083238.jpg) Workshop making small Buddhist statues, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![An unfinshed Buddha statue](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514470.J6RoStCJ.TibetOct083239.jpg) An unfinshed Buddha statue |
![Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514471.Z9TlmJfL.TibetOct083241.jpg) Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Autumn foliage along Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514472.14vnMefx.TibetOct083242.jpg) Autumn foliage along Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![The crecent moon in the blue sky with autumn leaves](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514473.Fe9C9a77.TibetOct083243.jpg) The crecent moon in the blue sky with autumn leaves |
![Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514474.bkMeocAk.TibetOct083248.jpg) Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Snowland Tang Kar Painting Development Centre, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514475.8XICEYQS.TibetOct083250.jpg) Snowland Tang Kar Painting Development Centre, Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514476.AksBfNbE.TibetOct083251.jpg) Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |
![The gate at the opposite end of Buxing Jie street , Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514477.TfrsGVIE.TibetOct083252.jpg) The gate at the opposite end of Buxing Jie street , Shigatse |