Our cursed Tibetan road trip


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July 17th 2006
Published: July 19th 2006
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rarely is a week at home and going to work better then a week of travel. at some points this week we had a feeling this was one of those rare weeks.... to travel in Tibet outside Lhasa and the surrounding areas a western traveler cannot just hop on a local bus like in the rest of China. one reason being that the public transportation is not so good and doesn't go to most touristy pl... Read Full Entry



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sleeping in a restaurant

after driving till sunset we crashed to sleep in this restaurant
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sleeping in a restaurant

sunrise near the restaurant
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sleeping in a restaurant

we always wanted to show Chinese toilets. no doors between the stalls and the walls are not high enough to give privacy
Gyantse ChortenGyantse Chorten
Gyantse Chorten

this is Tibet’s largest stupa. it is 9 stories high with 108 chapels
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Gyantse Chorten

the top of the Chorten
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Gyantse Chorten

us on the top. notice the fort in the right hand side
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Gyantse Chorten

the chapels contain Buddhist art. for the first time we actually paid to take photos
Gyantse ChortenGyantse Chorten
Gyantse Chorten

Buddhist art
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Gyantse Chorten

Buddhist art
Gyantse Plkhor monasteryGyantse Plkhor monastery
Gyantse Plkhor monastery

the chorten is in a monastery surrounded by nice walls
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Gyantse Plkhor monastery

story: this room was completely dark so in order to see how to go thought it we had to take this photo with the flash and then look where we were going
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Gyantse Plkhor monastery

hagit talking on the phone with her father



19th July 2006

WOW
The Shirt story is amazing!
19th July 2006

And of course the whole week story. It left me speachless...

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