Tibet - Potala Palace

Home to several of the Dali Lamas. The current Dali Lama resides in northern India in exile.

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August 13th 2007
Dear Friends and Family, This will probably be my last blog as we leave Tibet tomorrow with a sad heart. Even though I was tired of traveling I am so glad that we included Tibet in our great adventure. Lhasa, at an altitude of 11,000 feet, is completely different than anything we saw in China. It was our good fortune to arrive the night before a huge week long festival. 35,000 Buddhist Tibeta ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa

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

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