Shegar greeted us with a beautiful morning

Day 8: Shegar - Everest Base Camp

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August 28th 2006
What beautiful morning! Shegar greeted us with a great sunrise and baby blue skies....just heavenly. If only I could bring the baby blue skies back, I would just hold it dearly...... After breakfast at the hotel, took a short ride to Shegar Dzong. If we were lucky, we could see the Qomolangmu (Mt Everest in local language) from this Dzong. Qomolangmu also means Mother Goddess of Universe. U ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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