Kristiana jumping

First full day in Tibet

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October 1st 2010
Breakfast in the hotel was totally and completely Western. I had granola and cornflakes with milk and bananas on top, asian pears and apples, fried eggs and potatoes. There was even coffee, which many people were happy about. We went to the Potala Palace first. This is perched on top of a cliff. The city is built around it, I believe. I am probably wrong. We had to go through a series of secur ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet » Lhasa

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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