One of the lesser known sights for tourists, and lesser encouraged holy places in Lhasa, Tibet, is the Sera Monastery, located on the outskirts of the city, on the base of steep mountain ridges. As with all peaks on the Tibetan High Plateau, already at 13,000 feet altitude, these imposing stone ridges cannot support the growth of trees, and therefore one has a clear view to the top. Looking up the foreboding incline, one can see some small man-made structures anchored precariously near the top. As if on clothing-lines, thousands of prayer-flags flap their words to the wind, and a visitor wonders, how it was possible for someone to climb safely to that altitude, and leave those man-made marks. No trail or path is visible, but the amount of flags and freshly painted building, (the photo
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