Barkhor Street Lhasa

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 D01: Visit Jorkhang Temple, Barkhor Street & Drepung Monastery.  D02: Visit Potala Palace & Sera Monastery  D03: Ganden Monastery ...

... , however, came at night when we were searching for a restaurant with our Australian friends and happened across Barkhor Street – a paved road that wraps around Jokhang Temple attracting pilgrims from throughout the province who spend the evening ...

... air. Visits to Patala Palace, Drive to Shigetze and Himalaya Base Camp, drive to Shalu Manastery where the first Dali Lama lived.  Of course what is a visit any where in China without shopping stops.  In Lhasa it is the Barkhor ...

... Tibet (it was originally 21 days, but we decided to shorten it to 12 days): (11.12) D01: Visit Jorkhang Temple, Barkhor Street & Drepung Monastery. (Lhasa sleep) (12.12) D02: Visit Potala Palace & Sera Monastery (Lhasa sleep) (13.12) D03: Ganden ...

... of Bakhor Street. Bakhor is the oldest street in Lhasa, encircling the circular street of the Jokhang Temple, a distance of 500 m. Barkhor Street is a trading site as well as religious center. The goods for sale here exemplify local Tibetan culture and ...

... and thus a holy statue. This is one of the reasons why pilgrims from all over Tibet and from China come from car, plane, bus, hands, and knees to Lhasa, to pray to and see this statue. The devoted pilgrims surrounded the temple and went around in ...

... , but they didn't turn out too well because of all of the people. After we visited Jokhang Temple, our guide took us to visit Barkhor Street. It wasn't a far walk, because it is a round road that surrounds the temple. I had a lot of fun there. It was ...

... butter and incense. Made me a bit dizzy there was so much to take in. Tried yak stew which was really nice unlike the artery clogging yak butter tea which was like drinking melted butter. Walked around busy barkhor street around the shops and stalls. ...

... were groups of army personnel armed with riot gear, guns, sticks and fire extinguishers…Scanners blocked every entry of Barkhor street and the main square as police in both uniform and plain clothes searched bags. Mobile patrols moved in unison ...

... de cordero con papas y obvio chili, después del almuerzo fuimos al templo de Jokhan y terminamos la jornada con una caminata en Barkhor Street, la misma calle comercial en la que había estado el día anterior. Estando en el hotel y ya en plana ...