Friday, September 9, 2005 Weather: Marvelous Temperature: Cool at daybreak rising to 80's. Today is what it is all about! Everyone who comes to Lhasa looks forward to seeing the Potala Palace, home of the Dalai Lamas for centuries and the "Vatican" of Tibetan Buddhism. Sadly, the current Dalai Lama is in exile from his country following the takeover of Tibet by China making it one of their "autonomous regions." The Palace, built in the 7th century and in the 17th century extended to its present size, sits high upon a hill in the center of the city. Our bus delivered us to the entrance gate where we found ourselves among many other groups of tourists and thousands of the faithful, some of whom were making a "once in a lifetime" visit. Our path up to
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