Lhasa Hotels - Comments and Reviews

The Tibetan old town beckoned. We had made a decision to support the locals is to not purchase anything from non Tibetan vendors. Chinese traders fill the square with Tat stalls, which fortunately are easy to bypass. We walked around the Temple in a clockwise direction as one is supposed to, with the Tibetan Pilgrims as a show of support. The Ch...

Warning: I have poltical views. Just because I have an opinion.

There were oxygen tubes in the train to alleviate altitude sickness, and I did not have to use it. I had a minor headache but no biggie.

I stepped out of the train and I felt that my heart was falling out of my chest. It was going crazy, or I was, I suddenly have thi...

Day 2 - Lhasa We woke up early for an early flight to Lhasa and were welcome by our tour guide for our Tibet trip. He gave everyone a white robe over our necks for good blessings. One the way to the hotel, our tour guide (xiao gao) briefed us on our trip. There would not be much activities for the first day as we were supposed to relax and get u...

Sitting in a net cafe in Lhasa about a week and a half after the last installment. Got to Lhasa yesterday after spending most of the last week in Guilin and Yangshuo - a picturesque and seriously hot and humid part of south east China. It took a solid 21 hour transfer from Yichang - 5 hours on the bus then 16 hours on an overnight Hard Sleeper t...

We took the newly build Rail Road from ChengDu to Lhasa. We had soft sleepers which sleeps 4 in a room, the only way to go. Hard Sleepers sleeps 6 and you can barely sit up. Locals travel by soft Seats like the Airplane. But for 40 hours that is hell. The train weaves through many tunnels in the Himalayas, a really fantastic trip both for it's s...

For the third and probably last time on this trip, David ventured into a barber shop. This time it was a small, dark and narrow shop with mirrors on either side endlessly extending one's views. It was a Tibetan place with three ladies ready to do the job. Once on the chair, David asked me in a quavering voice to help him explain that he wanted i...

Since last entry have done very little indeed. Felt distinctly average for most of 17th, and when I sat down for dinner found I had very little appetite. At around 1830 John returned from Samye, so I went back out with him for his dinner. On completion we adjourned to 'Another Place' for a quiet drink and to sus out the tour guide population. We...

After our adventure going to Samye we decided to have an easy day. We finalized plans for our trip to Nepal, meeting the tour agency and finalizing the itinerary. We paid for our tibetan chest and went to the bank etc. Just after dinner there was a huge fireworks display near the Potala palace in honour of the 40 year celebtrations. We watched t...

Written by Nelly Wow, Lhasa is nice We have been in Lhasa for a couple of days now. After being in the dusty Chinese cities, Lhasa is a refreshing change. Not only is it surrounded by beautiful mountains, the air is fresher (thinner too...we get winded just climbing two flights of stairs), the tourist attractions such as Jonkhang monastery and P...