Travel Blog Photos from Lhasa, TAR (91)
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Today we went to the Potala Palace, where the Dali Lama used to live. Here's the deal if you want to go visit: It's hard to get a ticket inside since they limit the number of people who can walk thru per day. So this means you have to go line up at 6:30 ...
... wonderful and interesting. The pace of life is laid-back and relaxed, a very nice place to take a vacation. The population of Lhasa is about 250 thousand; contrast that with Chinese cities such as Chengdu, with a population of 10 million. The Tibetan part ...
Today we went to the Sera Monestary just outside of town. The main attraction is the daliy monk debates. Everyday the monks go to the courtyard to debate issues relative to their recent religious readings. The debates are very lively and animated; it was ...
So today while Nate was still at Nam-Tso, I went to the Lhasa museum and Norbulingka, the summer palace. I went into the museum first, sort of by mistake actually, since they are across the street from one another. The museum is actually pretty good; I was ...
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