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Sangzhuzi Hotel Xigaze

No.2 Gongjuelin Road Xigaze, Tibet, China

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Day 33

A travel blog entry by jessievilla

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... In all honesty, it's not, er, 'aesthetically pleasing' (ie it's a s**thole.) It's absolutely chuffin baltic here too. On the way, have lovely first experience of communal toilets, where ladies all squat together in a line and do their ablutions. Delightful.

In the evening we go to a local nightclub. I can honestly say I've never seen anything like it. Firstly, you get a can of ...

Tibet Day 7- Shigatse to Lhasa

A travel blog entry by kateschronicles

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... Temple. It's located on the western part of the monastery. The Ninth Panchen Lama ordered its construction to accommodate the 86 foot statue of the Maitreya Buddha that contains 614 lbs of gold, 330,000 lbs of copper. The statue of Maitreya there is the largest one in the world.

We then headed to the local handcraft market after having to argue with the guide and driver that it was in our contract. First they tried to take us to some ...

Getting High

A travel blog entry by riverrunner

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Hi There,

Been traveling through Tibet in a minibus. Being at 4000 -5000 meters for 9 days is just exhausting, there is only 1/2 the O2 in the air compared to home. The're 20 - 30 year olds on the trip that are starting to act like seniors. Me, I'm in bed by 9 most nights.

We do ...

Changement de programme

A travel blog entry by macbab

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... Chomolangma et qui signifie "mère sacrée" en tibétain) s'ouvre à nos yeux. Il est majestueux, tout paré de blanc… Je comprends pourquoi c'est le rêve d'autant d'alpinistes de le gravir. Si j'en étais capable, je n'hésiterai pas une seconde. Je reste à l'admirer pendant un long moment alors que Stéphane fait le tour du monastère de Rongbu.

A son retour, nous partons à la visite de l'intérieur du monastère et là, le guide nous donne plein ...

Burial Place of Pachen Lama

A travel blog entry by adamz

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... we ended up heading straight to the Tashilhupo Monastary. Once again photos could only be taken if you paid. Here it was a crazy Y75 to Y150 for photos and Y1500 for video.

This monastery is the seat of the Pachen Lama which is currently up to the 11th reincarnation. Whereas in the past the monks search the country for the reincarnation, this time they were given a list of monks by Beijing to choose from after the 10th death. The 10th also seems to have died ...

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