Most of the pictures in this section were taken at the Barkar street, known for its street vendors selling typical Tibetan food, jewelry and religious items, as well as art and antiques.
Department store grand opening
The sign says "don't spit and don't blow your nose leisurely"
Fabric store
Imported melon -- weighing in
Roasted pork legs and steamed corns
Sichuan type of food
Steamed buns
Barkar Market in the rain
Barkar Market
Hada vendors, hada is a good luck symbol in Tibet culture
Counting yak cheese
Tibetan style jewelry, mostly made in Nepal
Kodak moment, the only western brand name in Tibet
Yak cheese sold by the pound
Incense
Dental work -- gold veneer
Red, white and blue shielding the intense sunlight