Reflection

Tucked in by a Tibetan

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September 19th 2010
We were sorry to be leaving Lhasa especially since we had just been moved to a better room in our hostel. The improvements in standards were most welcome because now when we washed our hands, our feet didn’t get a wash at the same time. We also realised that the dungeon look was not a theme running through the hostel after all. Our small group of 5, that’s including the driver and guide, le ... 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