Accosted by a monk at Potala Palace

All about Lhasa

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June 29th 2015
There is so much to say about Tibet but this page may not be the best medium.... Potala Palace, where the Dalai Lama would stay if he wasn't in India, is a wonderful place, if it wasn't up so many steps ! Nearly didn't make, and they dont allow you to take water in. Anyway the pics show the best parts that we could photograph. We've also found a nice Dutch bar which recharges our bat ... read more

Asia » China » Tibet

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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