Blogs from Shigatse, Tibet, China, Asia - page 3

We rose early and left the Yak hotel in search of a 'local bus' to Shigatse, second main city in Tibet. Fred bought some fried bread sticks for breaky, but unfortunately they were from the day before, and therefore cold and nasty! We set off on our journey. It was quite a scenic trip, and mildly worrying at times. Shigatse is part way along the 'friendship highway' linking Tibet and Nepal, and this winds its way through gorges, with fast flowing rivers bellow. At one stage we passed a group of parked vehicles, people were peering over the edge into the abyss bellow... I can only assume someone took the plunge. Thankfully we didn't. Some local women provided entertainment for most of the journey in the form of Tibetan singing... a few hours later we arrived ... read more

We could go on about the mundane things that happened to us today, like the miserable start when the hotel had no water hot or cold. The attempt at continental breakfast failed miserably, as if it had been imported from France 10 years ago and kept in a cupboard ever since. And the drive was excellent, with yet more incredible scenery as we continued our journey south-westwards, climbing steadily as we went through an utterly barren and arid landscape. Oh and as we write this we have a mouse running around our hotel room as well! But there’s no point boring you with tiny details when TODAY WE SAW THE SUMMIT OF EVEREST!!! We took a few minutes to enjoy the highest point that we’ve ever reached and the highest point of our trip, a ... read more

nach vielen erholungs tagen in lhasa und einigen tagesausfluegen ging es mir wieder bestens! wir sind dann noch mal richtung samye, aber diesmal sogar mit eine einstuendigen faehrfahrt. in samye angekommen ging es weiter mit einem lkw. ich durfte als einzige vorne sitzen und fuehlte mich voellig wohl so als truckerbraut:) die anderen, sprich daniel und 3 nonnen sassen hinten auf der ladeflaeche. die strasse ging ab in die berge eine absolute dirt-road. echt unglaublich! das letzte stueck wurde dann auch noch matschig, so dass gar nichts mehr ging und wir samt gepaeck zu fuss weiter laufen mussten. nach 30 min. standen wir vor dem ersten kloster. was ein toller anblick. ein heiliger berg gefalastert mit gebetsfahnen die im winde wehten. hier blieben wir dann auch erstmal ueber nacht. was eine bleibe. nachts wurd... read more