Minzheng Fuli Hotel Lhasa
Middle Section of Xuexincun Road Lhasa, Tibet, China
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Mission Possible: Tibet (Part I)
... our tickets from a travel agent at Sim’s Cozy Guesthouse in Chengdu. We preferred to pay a modest commission instead of handling lineups and charades at the central train station. She looked at our permits. When entering the waiting area at the station our permits were checked again. When boarding the trains our permits were checked again.
The ride was 44 hours long and Dasha insisted on a first class sleeper. The compartment had four bunks and luckily for us, the ...
7 days in Tibet
... our tally up to 5 we have now seen. From here it was back down to the high plateau through yak grazing ranges before we again climbed to the 5220m Jis Tsugla Pass, for another stop and hazy views of the north side of Everest and Cho Oyo, the first and seventh highest mountains in the world. We arrived around dinner time in Xigatse and checked into a much nicer hotel for two nights, although still without heat.
Xigatse is where Tibet began to amaze us. The ...
Tibet-Day 2- Palace and Temples
... Buddhist halls. The first part is concentrated in the White Palace, built in 1645-1653. This part fans out from the original Hall of the Goddess of Mercy towards the east and west, encompassing groups of monastic halls with white walls hence the name the White Palace. The White Palace has seven stories. The fourth story, the Coqenxag or the Eastern Hall, covers an area of 717 square meters and is propped up by 38 large pillars. This is the most ...
Monastaries, Monks and Local Character
... nepelese butter is used to feed that candles.
Once entering the palace grounds we made our way up the stairs to the palace with some nice views of the city and surrounding mountains along the way. Personnally didnt have to much trouble walking up the stairs but the other two guys were breathing hard since they have had less time to acclimatise. Once again lots of chinese tour groups in the place.
In the palace we were once again not able ot take photos. ...
Lhasa or Bust
... out of the bar to the street to catch a cab by an American that I had met once before at The Underground. While trying to hail a cab, a group of young Chinese guys approached me and chatted with me for a while. They were all very nice and helped me hail a cab. I took the cab to the train station. Upon arrival, an old man helped me with my luggage and I gave him some money for the help. I proceeded straight for the security check and then headed to the terminal to wait ...


