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Tibet Slideshow
Tibet
Travel Blogs from Tibet, China
Holy Shigatse!
Well, I'd like to conclude my journey by telling you about my experience in Tibet. This part of China is perched on the fringe of the Himalayan Mountains 3,500 meters or about 12,000 feet in elevation. Our first stop in Lhasa was Johkang monastery, a ...
Shigatse
... camponeses que surgem "do nada" - alguns campos ja estão amarelados quase verdes). Shigatse é a terceira principal cidade do Tibet (segunda maior). Bastante parecida com Lhasa, mas em menor escala (650mil habitantes). Fomos almoçar (bestinha achou ...
The Quest To Everest
... Air went by the wayside with the thought of 35 hours on the sleeper so we jetted off to Lhasa. Our first night in Tibet was a pretty restless one as after dark our hotel doubled as a brothel and those grinning customers just kept on bounding keenly up ...
Tashi Delek
Passamos dois dias inteiros com um papelzinho amassado no bolso que tirávamos para colar toda vez que queríamos falar oi ou agradecer alguma coisa em Tibetano. Agora (de tanto usar) tá na ponta da língua: 'Tashi Delek' é um caloroso olá e ...
I am still alive
... It will show you the beauty of Tibet and it's amazing people. In two days we are going to Lahsa, the capital of Tibet. Another high light! I hope you are doing well! Pierre PS The worst part of Tibet are the toilets - just ...
Tibet - Tantalizing
... ever tried, and - of course - the incomparable Himalayas - words nor fotos can do this fantastic mountain range justice. Visiting Tibet is stepping back into history - things happen slower & people are nicer. Their devotion to Bhuddism & ...
Finally absorbing some culture
... upon thousands of images of the Buddha in the various chapels. The place was mobbed because it's National Week which is China's big national holiday & there were loads of pilgrims in Lhasa. We were more or less carried along with the massive crowed ...
Abschied von Lhasa
Warn zwar keine 7 Jahre in Tibet ( da hätt´ sich mein Körper wahrscheinlich schön bedankt ;-) teuuuuuuuu ) aber die letzten 5 Tage waren sicher ganz was Besonderes. Ich hab ein bisschen in ein Land hineinschnuppern können, das für viele - auch für ...
...Ganden, das Kloster des Tsongkapa
Wunderbar geschlafen, kein Kopfweh oder sonstige Problemchen oder Wehwehchen ;-) Los gings um 10 - ca. 60 km nach Ganden dem Gründungskloster der "Gelbmützen". Die Anfahrt war bis kurz vor das Kloster flach, dann gings die letzten 4 km in Serpentinen ...
Tashi Delai my ass
... China. Another option is to take the bus from Golmund, a 24 to 30 hour journey through a less interesting part of China and Tibet. The third option is to arrange a 4WD with driver in Yunnan and travel overland through Eastern Tibet. The landscape is ...