Tibet 23rd- 28th August Part II

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The following pictures show the Potala Palace at night, where there is a light and fountain show each evening on the Square. Also below are pictures of our trip to Nam-tso lake one of Tibets three holy lakes and the biggest. It was beautiful and the view was as breathtaking as the altitude (4500m). Finally we had a free day so Ta wang arranged a picnic in a local park. We spent a fantastic day eating, drinking and chatting.

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Photos

Heading to Namtso Lake
A train passed the car on the new railway line that runs from Lhasa to Beijing.

Heading to Namtso Lake
Viewpoint on the way to Namtso lake, one of Tibet's three holy great lakes.

High point
Top of the pass at 5200m on the way to the lake.

"Yak, picture, money!!"
Duncan made the faux pas of taking a picture of these Yak without giving some money to the owner.....oops.

Namtso Lake
Prayer flags on the rocks and cliffs surrounding the lake.

Namtso Lake
More prayer flags. It's a lot of effort to get these up there!!

Namtso Lake - 4500m
The lake itself - 7 km across.

Tenacious Tibetan
We built a cairn for luck by the lake and plonked our mascot on top. From nowhere this little lady appeared and started negotiations with Sima for the toy.

Settlement
Sima, ever prepared, whipped out some choccy bics for our friend and her pal. After that they were happy to pose for snaps...the toy forgotten.

Yak Yak Yak
there were lots....

Party in the Park
We had a free day so Ta Wang organised a fantastic picnic and brought his cousins along as well. A great day!! Lots of Barley wine, spirit and Shapta!! (Cheers!)

Picnic
Tibetan delicacies and home cooked chinese - it was all delicious.

Grazing
Ta wang collecting and eating wild berries. We think they are rosehips - tasty whatever they were.

Time to go
A final farewell to some wonderful people. We will miss Tibet!!