Lhasa Hotel
No.1 Minzu Road Lhasa, Tibet, 850001, China
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Hotel is rated (Not sure by who) at 4 stars. By far the worst hotel on the trip. Supposedly an old Holiday Inn. Good location, but short on creature comforts. It was okay, but not a place I would want to stay at. Sights were unbelievable. Climbing up to the Potala Palace is a real challenge when you cannot breathe. But it was definitely worth it. …
Qomolangma aka Mt Everest
Andrew had the bright idea of leaving for Pangla pass at 5am so that we could catch our first glimpses of Everest at sunrise. Well, it was a good and a bad idea. Bad because we were all grumpy as hell and it was freezing cold. Good because it was really quite spectacular. The scenary from here to Rhongpu Monastery was absolutely stunning. Because …
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... kon ik het niet laten en heb ik de Jokhang tempel (die naar later bleek op dag 4 bezocht zou worden met mijn tourguide) bezocht. Wat een drukte van pelgrims die allemaal yakboter in vaste of vloeibare vorm hadden meegebracht ter offer. Ze branden er kaarsen mee die ze als ze in de hel belanden meer licht geven op het goede. De tempel is 1300 jaar uit en dat bleek wel uit de slechte toegankelijkheid. Naast de steile trappen en hoge drempels uiteraard ook ...
Standing on the Roof of the World
... separate the wealth from the droves of humble devotees. Young children wearing tattered, dirty clothes have learned to chant and sing in unison to passing tourists who are willing to throw a few tiny notes into the small box set out to receive fleeting charity. The most popular donation bill is worth about six pennies. Old men and women reach out for passing money in similar context, minus the musical accompaniment. The feeling is remarkable. In the shadow of Potala ...



