December 2005
60Mosque entrance......
The only mosque in Lhasa, and what a glorious entrance.....
December 2005
18private residence on the plateau.......
probably housing a large clan. There are many such residences or eve villages that appear ocassionally as you drivealong the highway.
December 2005
13Lunch in a traditional Tibetian restaurant......
December 2005
41Natural refrigeration
Goat meat is commonly slaughtered and sold as whole (rather than chopped up) which is preserved by the natural refrigeration of the cold Tibetian climate - so the deals are always 'wholesale'.
December 2005
14Meeting the locals....
Nomads become very curious as we encounter each other - but I think we (the foreigners) tend to be more curious.....
December 2005
15Dawn's awakening........
Taken at sunrise (about 8:30am in Tibet time) passing thru a village in a moving vehicle. The Tibetian morning frost has a special feel about it.