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Greeting Hotel Lhasa

No.3 Yutuo Road Lhasa, Tibet, 850000, China

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Get to Tibet by the world's highest railway

A travel blog entry by tibetfoot

... railway
commenced on June 29, 2001 and test runs were on July 1, 2006.
  ► 1,686 meters: Kunlun Mountain Tunnel, running 1,686 meters, is the
world's longest plateau tunnel built on frozen earth.
  ► 4,905 meters: Fenghuoshan Tunnel, 4,905 meters above sea level, is the
world's most elevated tunnel on frozen earth.
  ► 45 stations: Altogether there are ...

Do you want Tibet she won't marry me?

A travel blog entry by tomandamy

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... Martin went on to prove himself top Yak eater as the week progressed.

On our first full day, we visited the two most famous monastries in the city, Jokhang and Sera. Jokhang is in the centre of the city and is a pilgramage site for Buddhists, and Sera was a larger village like complex on the edge of the city. Both were really interesting as they were working active sites full of people praying and we also got to see monks 'debating' ...

Tibet - Day 1

A travel blog entry by kateschronicles

5

... guesthouse but seem to have been upgraded to a hotel – no complaints from me!! Quite a pleasant 3 star hotel, very conveniently located to the old section of Lhasa close to all the markets. Not sure how many in our group yet – think between 8-12 – met another 2 ladies and we have hit it off well. Sharing a room with another Aussie who has had a few days here already to get her bearings and time permitting she is going to show ...

Standing on the Roof of the World

A travel blog entry by staudhammer

38

... smile. He shakes my hand and places a white scarf around my neck. I’m not much for guided tours and by saying that, I really mean that I can’t stand them. I avoid them whenever possible because following any rigid schedule that disallows the opportunity to meander aimlessly isn’t my kind of travel. That being said, China’s overbearing tank of influence insists that I first obtain a separate permit to enter the region and that I be accompanied by ...

You can't cross the sea by standing .....

A travel blog entry by sorbus

3
89

.....and staring at the sea.


NEPAL : TIBET / CHINA

When it comes to the point when the local rubbish collector administrator offers you a monthly contract to pick up your garbage; and when the sunflowers at the entrance to the swimming pool, once a few inches high, now tower high – then it is time to be moving on. And eventually the Chinese thought so too and our “invitation” to go to China arrived. You cannot go ...