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Day 3: Lhasa (2nd day)

August 23rd 2006
I managed to wake up at 430am this morning in time to catch the bus slightly after 5am. In fact, we were late! haha....😱 It rained pretty heavily last night and was still drizzling when we got out. We arrived at the foot of the hill where Drepung Monastery before 6am. We were told that we had to continue the journ ... read more
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