What a difference a day makes, this is the same spot that I took those pictures the day before, but you'll note now there's termination dust on the mountains and I could see my breath...ahh, just like home.
"Ha! I got the knife! Now turn on the Goddamn lights!" June 24th 2005 All my posts from Tibet will be titled by lines from 'The Golden Child'.
Day Deux- Lhasa, Tibet
After a freaking thunderstorm from the Wizard of Oz and a Brit whose snoring and flatulence was cruel and unusual, I woke up super early and headed to the Jokhang again, this time to see the inner halls chapels and to experience it with all of the pilgrims. Seriously, this kid is working my last n ... read more
Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more