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Day 1 - Plane Ride, Jokhang Temple, and Barkhor Market | Day 2 - Potala Palace, Sera Monastery, Norbulingka, Jokhang Temple | Day 3 - Namtso Lake | Day 4 - Drepung Monastery, Potala Square | Day 5 - Yamdrok-tso Lake and the Flight Home

Day 3 - Namtso Lake

We got up two hours before the sun (which, in Tibet, means we got up at 7:00am) and headed north to Namtso Lake, about 200km north of Lhasa. We had some breakfast at a town along the Qinghai-Tibet road and railway and then headed up into the mountains to the lake. The Lake itself is at 4800m or 15,750ft, so were pretty short of breath. But it was amazingly beautiful and Aldri and I managed to do a tiny bit of climbing to get a better view. Then we headed back home in the afternoon and I got a killer Yak Burger.
First glimpse of snowy mountains in the morning.
First glimpse of snowy mountains in the morning.		 First ray of sunlight over the mountains.
First ray of sunlight over the mountains.		 Sunlight on the mountaintops in the distance with the Qinghai-Tibet road and railway stretching out below.
Sunlight on the mountaintops in the distance with the Qinghai-Tibet road and railway stretching out below.		 Yaks, masters of the road.
Yaks, masters of the road.
Yak crossing blocking the road as we head up into the mountains.
Yak crossing blocking the road as we head up into the mountains.		 The 5190-meter (17027-ft) Nagenla Pass with Namtso Lake in the distance.
The 5190-meter (17027-ft) Nagenla Pass with Namtso Lake in the distance.		 Aldri and Alissa catchin some z's.
Aldri and Alissa catchin some z's.		 Intense sun over Namtso Lake.
Intense sun over Namtso Lake.
Prayer flags flying over the Lake.
Prayer flags flying over the Lake.		 Me lookin awesome.
Me lookin awesome.		 The lake from above with a mountain range to the south.
The lake from above with a mountain range to the south.		 The northern end of the Lake.
The northern end of the Lake.
Prayer flags over the lake.
Prayer flags over the lake.		 More prayer flags.
More prayer flags.		 Something in here is not a prayer flag...
Something in here is not a prayer flag...		 Tall mountain in the distance to the east.
Tall mountain in the distance to the east.
Sun over the snow fields.
Sun over the snow fields.		 Another master of the road.
Another master of the road.		 Less of a master of the road, a black cat crossing our path...
Less of a master of the road, a black cat crossing our path...		 A locomotive on the newly completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
A locomotive on the newly completed Qinghai-Tibet Railway.
Us looking great in our Beida hoodies.
Us looking great in our Beida hoodies.		 My most excellent yakburger!
My most excellent yakburger!

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