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Switzerland?  
   

Switzerland?

Had to fight to get the nice room in the hotel here, but it was all worth it as we had a great nights' sleep, not bothered by the many cows that wandered the streets, or by the locals playing pool in almost every second house.
No Sleep til Lhasa!!

May 4th 2006
We have made it to Lhasa!!! Starting in Zhongdian we drove for 7 days through some of the most amazing scenery ever: snow filled valleys and towering mountains, ochre gorges with powerful rivers running through, tiny villages filled with animals and smiling children, lush green valleys filled with vegies and grapes, thick pine forests and turquoise rivers and lakes that were so beautiful you ... read more
Asia » China » Tibet » Kham

Chinese Flag 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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