Norbulingka (Precious Stone Garden) Lhasa

... ) that used to occupy it by armed Chinese military guys ends up being intensely depressing. We felt the same when visiting Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's Summer Palace. It's so sterile and Chinese-ified that we left feeling sad and angry and disappointed ...

... miles. Tall pines and cypress pleasantly shade the cobblestone walkways leading to the three main palaces on the property. Norbulingka, also houses an unfortunate zoo in disrepair with more unfortunate tenants. Because of its relics and artwork and ...

... a very nice Tibetan-styled covered courtyard...we would end up staying here the rest of our time in Lhasa.  That day we also decided to visit Norbulingka, the summer residence of the Dalai Lama (well, before he was exiled by the Chinese ...

TIBET, Lhasa Norbulingka, Lhasa, Is without doubt one of the most stunning places we have ever visited. We felt really privileged to see the Potala Palace. It was everything we dreamt it would be and more. The Palace itself covers 5 miles. It is ...

... 269;ném konci historických uliček lze kupodivu nalézt i mesitu (poprvé v arabském stylu). Dalsí zastávkou je Norbulingka, letní rezidence Dalai Lamy, momentálně by zde měl končit jogurtový festival (?). Vysoké vstupné ...

... the emerging sun to snap some new shots with more vivid color. After a very quick lunch, we added an afternoon visit to Norbulingka, the former Summer Place of the Dalai Lama. Actually, one could say that it is still the summer home of the spiritual ...

... covers an area of 20 thousand square meters. The second place we visited this morning was the Dalai Lama summer Palace, Norbulingka. This means the jewelled garden. The garden covers an area of 360,000 square meters. The whole garden consists of two ...

... , students, and followers. Nothing major to see here so skip it if you are ever in Tibet (money maker). Following the Norbulingka tour we went to see the Sera Monastery. The monastery is located in the foot of Phurpa Chokri Mountain and has ...

... pilgrims were there when we visited, all burning incense and adding yak butter to the candle holders. We also visited Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama's former summer residence. The parks were very peaceful and included stunning pavilion lakes. The New ...

So today while Nate was still at Nam-Tso, I went to the Lhasa museum and Norbulingka, the summer palace. I went into the museum first, sort of by mistake actually, since they are across the street from one another. The museum is actually pretty good; I ...