The route was Yamdrok Lake, Shigatse, Gyantse, Shegar, Everest Base Camp, Rongpo Monastery, Tingri (and not Tring as I said in the previous blog) and then back to Lhasa in six days. The trip went smoothly, there were 12 of us in different jeeps, Portuguese, Swedish, Polish, Irish, Indian and our guide, Jingme, who was Tibetan. One thing that is indisputable is that the scenery in Tibet is stunning. However, as we are now in fall/ winter time, it can also be said that it is BLOODY FREEZING!!! Lhasa has sunshine almost every day, which makes it somewhat warm. Outside of Lhasa it is cold, and many places are as basic as it gets. In Tingri I spent two nights, as did the Polish/ Irish couple. The other nine people headed for the Nepalese border and
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