Snow clouds above the monastery

The temple smelled of Christmas

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December 5th 2007
04-DEC-2007 I wake up with the worst headache of all time and my stomach hates me. I've not had a drop to drink. But to be completely fair, Xigatse is at 3900m (12,870ft) and my home in Delaware is at about 2m (6.6ft). Big difference. And we've surely not had much time to adjust. But I do not have altitude sickness- ha! I can't get out of bed, but once I manage to do so, my sleeping bag t ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Gyantse

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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