Two Weeks in Tibet

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August 3rd 2005

Published: August 8th 2005

It has been a while since my last post as I have been traveling across Tibet via 4x4 with no access to the net. After a cool couple of days back in Chengdu, I hopped on a flight to Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet. On the flight, I met two English blokes (Oliver Tayler....aka OLLIE; Dominic...aka Junior). It took us a few days to get used to the altitude of Lhasa, the capital of Tibet (at 3500... Read Full Entry

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Larry Karpen

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Most of the journal entries are from my 14-month round-the-world journey I took from May 2005 until July 2006. It was an amazing adventure which took me to some incredible places and allowed me to meet a great group of individuals. Feel free to email me about any of the places I have been or with questions about traveling. Remember, a tourist knows where they are going but can't remember where they've been BUT a TRAVELER knows where he/she has been but not where he/she is going!... full info

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Tibetan at Nam Tso

Chillin at the Lake

Ollie and I relax at the water's edge and listen to tune.

Clean water tank at Nam Tso eatery

This is the tank from which the water to make soup and noodles is taken from. Germaphobes stay away!

Nam Tso prayer flag display

Shitzlef_cker by candlelight

As night fell at the lake, the group partook in our favorite card game (and drinking game) called Shnitzlef_cker. With spotty electricity, we used candles to keep the fun going.

Sunrise at Nam Tso

Since arrivig in Tibet, I have not slept much. I continually get up at 3a or 4am. I was able to catch the sunrise at the lake before we headed back to Lhasa at 7am.

Back to Lhasa from Nam Tso

The early morning ride back to Lhasa had us going around the various snow-capped mountains in the region.

Tibetan Rap Group

Mark "Gypo", Ollie "Unibomber" and Mark "talent" make up the back row Rap Group of our van to Lhasa.

Monk Philosophy Debate

About 10 minutes outside of Lhasa at the Drepung Monastary, the monks have philisophical debates at 3pm. There is a huge burning pile of leaves which creates smoke which I believe was to keep the flies away.

Monk Philosophy Debate

I get a closer look and sit among the monks.

Young monk arrives late

This young monk stops at the door before entering the debate grounds.

Drepung Monastary

Drepung Monastery is both the richest and largest in Tibet. It dates to 1416, when it was founded by a disciple of Tsong Khapa; the fifth Dalai Lama later enlarged it. Drepung is only about 5 miles outside Lhasa, near Mt. Gambo Utse. The monestary has had as many as 10,000 monks.

View of Lhasa from Drepung

Captured in the sepia setting of my camera

Drepung Monks

Rainbow in Lhasa

While getting a bite to eat in Lhasa, we are provided this view of a rainbow.

Clubbing in Lhasa

A few of us went out one night to see what the nightlife in Lhasa was like. We ended up in a club with a floor that moves with the music and lots of festive Chinese and Tibetan people.

Tibetan ladies on the street

They make for a good photo but they always ask for money afterwards...and I comply.

Mountain Biking in Lhasa

Drying Dung

Ollie and I rented mountain bikes and took off for the outlying parts of Lhasa...here is a house where they dry cow dung on the walls for later use in fires.

Horns in the sky

Not sure what but something about this photo makes me smile. All of the houses in the area had them.

Door in lhasa outskirts

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