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Lhasa and the surrounding countryside

Lhasa, Tibet
Lhasa, Tibet		 Flying over Tibet
Flying over Tibet		 Mountains through the clouds - amazing site from the plane
Mountains through the clouds - amazing site from the plane		 Driving to Lhasa (capital of Tibet) from the airport
Driving to Lhasa (capital of Tibet) from the airport
g1/78/68278/3/115056919.MqXozFRu.jpg g3/78/68278/3/115056920.DaBeWy1i.jpg Prayer circuit
Prayer circuit		 Religious rock paintings
Religious rock paintings
g1/78/68278/3/115056923.B15874JO.jpg Tibetans are extremely devout
Tibetans are extremely devout		 Many people were praying in front of the fresco
Many people were praying in front of the fresco		 The haze was caused by the burning of incense
The haze was caused by the burning of incense
Carving prayers onto a piece of slate
Carving prayers onto a piece of slate		 Making friends
Making friends		 g3/78/68278/3/115080600.gOyqI4oG.jpg g1/78/68278/3/115080601.GvXTnj7P.jpg
Taking a moment to feed the goat
Taking a moment to feed the goat		 Summer Palace
Summer Palace		 Inside the Summer Palace walls
Inside the Summer Palace walls		 g1/78/68278/3/115080605.WfM8yXfY.jpg
g1/78/68278/3/115080606.pwfF2Enz.jpg Inside the Summer Place walls
Inside the Summer Place walls		 Outside the Summer Palace
Outside the Summer Palace		 Discussing the price with the street vendor
Discussing the price with the street vendor
Weighing the cherries
Weighing the cherries		 Outside the Jokhang Temple
Outside the Jokhang Temple		 Outside the Jokhang Temple
Outside the Jokhang Temple		 Praying outside Jokhang Temple
Praying outside Jokhang Temple
Inside the Jokhang Temple walls
Inside the Jokhang Temple walls		 Taken from the temple roof
Taken from the temple roof		 Potala Palace from Jokhang Temple
Potala Palace from Jokhang Temple		 Street market
Street market
Dave with the Potala Palace in the background
Dave with the Potala Palace in the background		 Ornate temple roof
Ornate temple roof		 Passing the time
Passing the time		 Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Potala Palace
Potala Palace		 g1/78/68278/3/115080737.BdPekjXG.jpg g3/78/68278/3/115080740.pINXcpDk.jpg g1/78/68278/3/115080743.o4COyH72.jpg
Potala Palace
Potala Palace		 Typical Tibetan fresco
Typical Tibetan fresco		 Using the prayer wheels
Using the prayer wheels		 Buddhist nuns
Buddhist nuns
Cat enjoying the warmth from the candles
Cat enjoying the warmth from the candles		 Buddhist nun preparing food
Buddhist nun preparing food		 Potala Palace
Potala Palace		 Lhasa more modern than we expected
Lhasa more modern than we expected
g1/78/68278/3/115080765.SHlgWfY2.jpg Walking her dog and praying
Walking her dog and praying		 The prayer wheels are spun clockwise
The prayer wheels are spun clockwise		 Another form of praying
Another form of praying
Old and new - Potala Palace 1645-1694 - boats now
Old and new - Potala Palace 1645-1694 - boats now		 Lunch in Lhasa
Lunch in Lhasa		 Our guide and driver
Our guide and driver		 Outside pool hall
Outside pool hall
Outside-inside pool hall
Outside-inside pool hall		 Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery		 Baby Yak coming out of the building
Baby Yak coming out of the building		 The animals occupy the ground floor and the monks the 1st floor
The animals occupy the ground floor and the monks the 1st floor
Rock paintings at Sera Monastery
Rock paintings at Sera Monastery		 Sera Monastery
Sera Monastery		 Tibetan monks debating in the traditional style
Tibetan monks debating in the traditional style		 g3/78/68278/3/115080843.rOb4fmXh.jpg
Statues inside the monastery
Statues inside the monastery		 The statues are wonderfully ornate
The statues are wonderfully ornate		 The monastery kitchen
The monastery kitchen		 A day at the monastery
A day at the monastery
Tibetan theatre
Tibetan theatre		 g3/78/68278/3/115080849.GjsckoWC.jpg g1/78/68278/3/115080850.hOXtfx9t.jpg g3/78/68278/3/115080851.R49dtgsa.jpg
g1/78/68278/3/115080852.2xAsYry5.jpg g1/78/68278/3/115080853.nr27nSju.jpg Tibetan theatre
Tibetan theatre		 g1/78/68278/3/115080856.phe2JIBP.jpg
Tibetan theatre
Tibetan theatre		 Potala Palace at night
Potala Palace at night		 Rock paintings at Drepung Monastery
Rock paintings at Drepung Monastery		 Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery
One of the many monks at the monastery
One of the many monks at the monastery		 Praying
Praying		 Winding streets of the monastery
Winding streets of the monastery		 Collecting water
Collecting water
Drepung Monastery
Drepung Monastery		 Standing with our driver on our way out of Lhasa after our minor car accident
Standing with our driver on our way out of Lhasa after our minor car accident		 Stopping for petrol
Stopping for petrol		 g3/78/68278/3/115081055.f7JFzimG.jpg
Childrens last resting place
Childrens last resting place		 Childrens last resting place
Childrens last resting place		 About 4000 metres high
About 4000 metres high		 Yaks supply milk butter meat - many things
Yaks supply milk butter meat - many things
g3/78/68278/3/115081060.iTmm4RYG.jpg Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately 100km from Lhasa
Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately 100km from Lhasa		 Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately altitude approximately 3,700 metres
Yamdrok Tso Lake approximately altitude approximately 3,700 metres		 Near the Yamdrok Tso Lake
Near the Yamdrok Tso Lake
Children always love to have their photo taken
Children always love to have their photo taken		 g1/78/68278/3/115081065.pVChMQOd.jpg g1/78/68278/3/115081066.1Zw7C8PJ.jpg A Business Yak with his owner
A "Business" Yak with his owner
Life can be so harsh
Life can be so harsh		 Restaurant on the way to Gyantse
Restaurant on the way to Gyantse
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