Potala at Sunset

Lhasa - The Forbidden City

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July 10th 2010
Lhasa - The Forbidden City Day 19 - Lhasa Rest Day and a well deserved watering We woke up after a much needed rest, and pigged out in the buffet style breakfast in the hotel...eggs made to order and crispy bacon...what better way to start the day! Exhausted, and with a lovely bathroom at my disposal, I stayed behind to ablute while Guy went off exploring. He returned beemi ... read more

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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