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Arrival in Lhasa
We were collected as promised at 5.30am but the promised english speaking guide did not materialize. We were shown our tickets and set off for the airport, both nervous that we were going to be turned away at check-in. However we weren't and we both felt really excited as the plane took off. We have both travelled extensively in the world but …
A Lhasa High
I am writing again from Lhasa, on our last night in this incredible city. Michael and I have both adjusted to the altitude quite well, and I am no longer in need of the diamox. Only long sets of stairs continue to present a problem...our travelling companion asks "Where's my air???" My lips and toes still tingle, but everything else is cool. Let me …
29°39′N, 91°07′E
5 days in Lhasa:
Visited:
Norbulingka - Summer Palace of Dalai Lama
Jokhang Monastery
Sera Monastery
Drepung Monastery - Annual Yoghurt Festival
Potola Palace
We had intended Tibet to be the peak of our 10 months traveling, before we began our journey home. So far Lhasa has not disappointed. It's …
Holy Yak, We’re In Tibet!
Up at the crack of dawn again this morning to make our 9am flight. We figured we should get to the airport around 7:30am, and it was a good thing we did. The security for our flight was way above anything we have experienced before and it took quite a while to get through. I was extremely glad that we had our Tibet permit in our hot little hands, …
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Get to Tibet by the world's highest railway
... br> of its tracks are located 4,000 meters above sea level and the highest point is
5,072 meters, at least 200 meters higher than the Peruvian railway in the Andes,
which was formerly the world's most elevated track.
► The railway is the world's longest plateau railroad, extending 1,956
kilometers from Xining, capital of Qinghai Province, to Lhasa, Tibet Autonomous
Region. The ...
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