Lhasa Manasarovar Hotel

... clockwise direction around the<br>Barkhor square &#8211; some are using their wooden prayer beads others<br>are spinning their prayer wheels whispering prayers as they go &#8211;<br>and others do a spiritual workout and one of the wildest things we<br>have seen. Some Tibetans go down to the ground and fully prostrate:<br>arms stretched out in front of them &#8211; completely laid out on the<br>ground then they get up and move the length of their body and fully<br ...

... br><br><br>On my second day, we went to Norbulingka Park. Apparently it is the biggest garden in Tibet. This place was gorgeous. Even though it was filled with people, it was actually quite peaceful. The park actually isn't a park, but the old summer palace of the Dalai Lama. It was quite large, with a lot of water, and wooded areas. Every wall in every building was covered with murals. After the park, we went to the ...

... The Tibetans even built the entire palace without using any nails. The palace was started in the 7th century and completed in 1653 by successive Dalai Lamas.. Every stone and bucket of earth had to be manhandled up the steep slopes on either donkeys or the backs of men. <br><br>This must rank with the building of the pyramids as it was completed even before the wheel arrived in Tibet. They forgot to install any plumbing, or heating, so everything had to be bought up the hill on a ...

....jo, jo, jo, is scho recht....<br><br>Schaut so aus - allerdings leg´ich noch was nach. Hab mich nach der Ankunft und den abendlichen Spaziergang recht gut gefühlt. Auf das Einsetzen des Kopfweh, etc... die Anzeichen der Höhenkrankheit gewartet. Tja , und nach dem "Versuch eines Abendessens" wars dann soweit. Hab eh nur 3 Momos, und ein paar L ...

... Lama in front of his throne at the back of the room. Behind the throne there were statues of Yellow Hats. There was also statues of the Longevity Triad Buddhas.<br><br>We walked through the park where people were having picnics among the trees. We walked past a lot of construction and a zoo.<br><br>We went to Jainsel Palace. It was built in 1922 by special builders, the Jainsel. In the middle of the room there were carriages that had been used by Dalai Lamas. One was ...

... was originales ausserhalb des Hotels zu bekommen. Im Nachhinein stellte sich das als Fehler heraus, weil Nax mit Ihrer Suppe eher Pech hatte und die in etwa so auf diese reagierte wie schon den ganzen Vietnamtrip auf Suppen. Ausserdem gabs noch Bier aus Schnapspinnchen, wovon man das erste exen muss um dann staendig nachgeschuettet zu bekommen, sehr umstaendlich (sie sollten auch hier mal auf ordentliche Glaeser umsteigen). Jedenfalls fiel fuer Nax dann die Nachmittags Monastry ...

... Tibet. Songtsen Gampo first unified Tibets many fifedoms. In fact Tibet remained feudal even under the Dalai Lamas until the Chinese invasion and the cultural revolution when the aristocracy was dissolved. Songtsen Gampo crowned this Sakyamuni and the heavily bejeweled statue is truly an awesome sight to behold. After visiting the Innards of the temple we enjoyed the views and the sun from the rooftops. We also exchanged cookies with some frindly monks for a few ...

... and precious stones adorning it. We seen some bronze and silver mendalas and lots of small pigeion holes where their sacred writings and testaments are kept. The military is ever present. There are a lot of worshipers who bring their own butter for the large butter lamps in each room and leave money at every special or holy area. We were there for about three hours. Lots of wall paintings depicting what was happening at the time or during each Dali Lamas reign. We then ...

... out brilliant orange at sunset, perhaps 60 miles away. Ladakh, a must-see moment on the road to Shambhala, was just visible across the plains. We passed K2, hidden by closer peaks. The view was still impressive, a sky-long chain of jagged mountains under perfect blue skies. Pay no attention to those who say the world is shrinking. The Aksai Chin is, however, a closed military zone. Still claimed by India, the territory is firmly in Chinese control, as we discovered one snowbound dawn ...