Tibet Jeep Tour Day 3 - Baiju, Shigatse and Tashi LumpoJun 18, 2007
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Stupa at Baiju
C'mon blink!!
Tashi Lum-po
Lazy version
* Baiju Temple - Stupa checking out the valley
* Old Skool flour mill!! For the engineers
* Tashi Lumpo Monestary (we see a lot of monestaries on this trip) - Largest in Tibet
Hard Yard Version
Leaving Gyantse we headed to the Baiju temple so early the hawkers did not get a chance to badger us on the way in!! The main feature of this temple was the giant stupa that constantly checked out the town and valley below. Tim decided to do a little bit of elevated breakin at the top just to show off!!
There was also a constant recorded voice yelling in chinese over a loudspeaker on loop that sounded like propaganda. This did not stop in the hour or so we were there. I have no idea how the people in the town can stay sane hearing the same 30 seconds of yelling over and over and over and over and over and over (you get the idea) regardless of it being propaganda, advertising or just some weirdo that gets his kicks out of hearing his voice say the same this all the time!!
Before hitting Shigatse, we stopped at a Barley miller. The greenies would luv this guy cause it was all powered by the river (one for the engineers to check out). This river was pretty slow moving but it was putting out some serious power!!
Tashi Lum-po Monestary in Shigatse was awesome. Supposedly the largest in Tibet, I easily won the monks over with my silent charm, being accepted into their world easily!! One of the great things about this monestary was the floor mural some monks were making. It takes about 1 week to make, after which, after they have all prayed, they destroy it and start again! For some odd reason, the chapel where they were doing this did not ask for money for photos (or maybe it was the kangaroo charm) as is the usual practise (you could part with your life savings if you took photos in every single temple you went to!!)
