![View of Shigatse's new town from the top of Old Town near Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513258.GvhaSZVO.TibetOct082645.jpg) View of Shigatse's new town from the top of Old Town near Shigatse Dzong |
![View of the area of Shigatse north of the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513261.KdmF52CP.TibetOct082648.jpg) View of the area of Shigatse north of the castle |
![Looking south over Old Town, towards New Town, with the stairs to Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513263.feYcDlwe.TibetOct082651.jpg) Looking south over Old Town, towards New Town, with the stairs to Shigatse Dzong |
![Semi-industrialized district north of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513266.liIvevBr.TibetOct082655.jpg) Semi-industrialized district north of Shigatse Dzong |
![View south from the hills west of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513268.dQhI9c6s.TibetOct082659.jpg) View south from the hills west of Shigatse Dzong |
![Led by a local boy, I'm climbing up one of the mountains west of Shigatse Dzong where there are good views](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513270.yBPD5itf.TibetOct082660.jpg) Led by a local boy, I'm climbing up one of the mountains west of Shigatse Dzong where there are good views |
![Shigatse Dzong seen from the trail to the west](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513274.ydueUmgz.TibetOct082664.jpg) Shigatse Dzong seen from the trail to the west |
![Climbing west of the castle, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513276.f5ek1wpJ.TibetOct082665.jpg) Climbing west of the castle, Shigatse |
![Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet with a population of 80,000](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513278.aNz9CxFp.TibetOct082666.jpg) Shigatse is the second largest city in Tibet with a population of 80,000 |
![A faint rainbow across the valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513280.QZvuTGw4.TibetOct082667.jpg) A faint rainbow across the valley |
![Shigatse Dzong as we climb higher towards a saddle marked with prayer flags](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513282.0NLNLrxs.TibetOct082668.jpg) Shigatse Dzong as we climb higher towards a saddle marked with prayer flags |
![District north of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513284.jUYLxoXO.TibetOct082670.jpg) District north of Shigatse Dzong |
![District north of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513286.G29BB1aq.TibetOct082672.jpg) District north of Shigatse Dzong |
![District north of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513288.YQgIJ444.TibetOct082673.jpg) District north of Shigatse Dzong |
![Prayer flags marking the saddle in the hills west of Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513293.b6nPNLjK.TibetOct082675.jpg) Prayer flags marking the saddle in the hills west of Shigatse Dzong |
![The next valley to the northwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513290.BZvTIjTc.TibetOct082674.jpg) The next valley to the northwest |
![My helpful local guide from Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513295.tsGr6NMq.TibetOct082676.jpg) My helpful local guide from Old Town |
![The view is great from here](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513298.tc7LanQH.TibetOct082677.jpg) The view is great from here |
![View from the saddle at N29.279/E088.868](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513300.T7PZJg4M.TibetOct082678.jpg) View from the saddle at N29.279/E088.868 |
![We continued over the mountain into the next valley](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513302.IIUi7pVd.TibetOct082680.jpg) We continued over the mountain into the next valley |
![If we had more time, from here it is possible to climb over the mountain and end up behind Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513304.Ah2K8wEW.TibetOct082681.jpg) If we had more time, from here it is possible to climb over the mountain and end up behind Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![...though the route to Tashilhunpo is steep](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513308.Jt9DzZkM.TibetOct082682.jpg) ...though the route to Tashilhunpo is steep |
![Local guide](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513310.T0FowIVU.TibetOct082683.jpg) Local guide |
![Hiking along the faint trail in the hills behind Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513312.A71kacod.TibetOct082686.jpg) Hiking along the faint trail in the hills behind Shigatse |
![It's getting late and I don't want my official guide to get nervous](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513314.M0Ca9zQo.TibetOct082687.jpg) It's getting late and I don't want my official guide to get nervous |
![Hiking in the hills above Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513316.neEZ8LeG.TibetOct082688.jpg) Hiking in the hills above Shigatse |
![Headed back to town past a pile of rocks](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513318.Eo9brPE9.TibetOct082689.jpg) Headed back to town past a pile of rocks |
![Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513320.hlMsMNDY.TibetOct082690.jpg) Shigatse |
![It's a worthwhile walk - not too strenuous](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106513323.h51OHoVS.TibetOct082691.jpg) It's a worthwhile walk - not too strenuous |
![Hiking back to town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514122.w73sNZfv.TibetOct082693.jpg) Hiking back to town |
![The small mosque of Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514123.DYSGAF98.TibetOct082695.jpg) The small mosque of Shigatse |
![New Town meets Old Town, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514124.Aw77ywIc.TibetOct082696.jpg) New Town meets Old Town, Shigatse |
![Shigatse Dzong and city on a very nice afternoon](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514125.2nx01nir.TibetOct082697.jpg) Shigatse Dzong and city on a very nice afternoon |
![I enjoyed the first days hike in the hills so the next day after the official tour was over I went back to the hills](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514126.wS60MOuP.TibetOct083177.jpg) I enjoyed the first days hike in the hills so the next day after the official tour was over I went back to the hills |
![This time, I hiked from Tashilhunpo Monastery to Shigatse Dzong](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514127.eGD3x0Mk.TibetOct083179.jpg) This time, I hiked from Tashilhunpo Monastery to Shigatse Dzong |
![Shigatse Dzong from the southwest](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514128.0asfKUuj.TibetOct083180.jpg) Shigatse Dzong from the southwest |
![The Mosque of Shigatse (N29.272/E088.876)](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514129.bjU0Lxpc.TibetOct083181.jpg) The Mosque of Shigatse (N29.272/E088.876) |
![The hike along the hill between Tashilhunpo Monastery and Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514130.9R8PNJmx.TibetOct083182.jpg) The hike along the hill between Tashilhunpo Monastery and Old Town |
![Old Town Shigatse from above](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514131.KM363UhM.TibetOct083185.jpg) Old Town Shigatse from above |
![A commercial street cut through Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514133.huPVRmtN.TibetOct083186.jpg) A commercial street cut through Old Town Shigatse |
![Qingdao Lu, a broad east-west avenue in New Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514134.jthTOZHn.TibetOct083187.jpg) Qingdao Lu, a broad east-west avenue in New Town |
![Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514135.xM1S7eBI.TibetOct083189.jpg) Shigatse |
![New Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514136.zph3njvf.TibetOct083191.jpg) New Town Shigatse |
![Road cut through Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514137.crNvZdbK.TibetOct083192.jpg) Road cut through Old Town Shigatse |
![Road cut through Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514139.HjMfNFnw.TibetOct083194.jpg) Road cut through Old Town Shigatse |
![Road cut through Old Town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514141.YNU6d7cL.TibetOct083196.jpg) Road cut through Old Town Shigatse |
![Produce spread out on a roof in old town Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514138.Vsf5RJrw.TibetOct083193.jpg) Produce spread out on a roof in old town Shigatse |
![Park to the east of Tashilhunpo Monastery](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514142.KsJ9RF4h.TibetOct083197.jpg) Park to the east of Tashilhunpo Monastery |
![The park has a fake Himalayan peak with yak statues](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514144.hdGasHqZ.TibetOct083198.jpg) The park has a fake Himalayan peak with yak statues |
![Fake Himalayan peak with yak statues, Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106552485.fTXTiVAW.TibetOct082878.jpg) Fake Himalayan peak with yak statues, Shigatse |
![Shigatse](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514146.ZnOOucPG.TibetOct083205.jpg) Shigatse |
![Shigatse Dzong rising over Old Town](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514148.uOI8YsvT.TibetOct083206.jpg) Shigatse Dzong rising over Old Town |
![The hillside trail from Tashilhunpo to Old Town and the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514150.3Co0E6il.TibetOct083209.jpg) The hillside trail from Tashilhunpo to Old Town and the castle |
![The hillside trail from Tashilhunpo to Old Town and the castle](https://a4.pbase.com/o2/93/329493/1/106514152.372753dy.TibetOct083213.jpg) The hillside trail from Tashilhunpo to Old Town and the castle |