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