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May 10, 2009 - Gyantse
Sunday was an 8am start followed by a 10 hour drive from Lhasa southwest to a little town called Gyantse. ... Gyantse was once a major wool-trading cente on the routes between India, Bhutan, Tibet and China and the town is dominated by its imposing hill fortress, Gyantse Dzongn and it is the site of. ... Gyantse has one other claim to fame; the unique Gyantse Kumbum (meaning 100,000 images). ... Other than that Gyantse is a very ordinary little down, very dusty and with nothing much to attract anyone to linger longer. ...
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Nov 20, 2007 - Gyantse (3950moh)
Vi vurderte aa fly til Katmandu istedenfor aa vaage oss ut paa en kjoeretur ned Friendship highway til Nepal - En tur som innebaerer store hoeyder (inntil 5225 moh), lave temperaturer (ned i -10 grader C om natten) og lav standard paa overnatting, spesielt siden vi ble forkjoelet av turen til Drigung Til og Tidrum.html " target="_blank">Gyantse ...
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Mar 21, 2007 - To Gyantse
Our first day in Lhasa was an administrative frenzy of Email and laundry, and we somehow in the midst of it managed to get ourselved signed up to join a group of three guys heading south to visit Everest base camp on a 6 day Landcruiser trip. We stopped mid afternoon in Gyantse and Hugo and I looked around Pelkhor chöde monastery the Chörten is one of the best preserved examples in Tibet and contains 108chapels, each with it's own budda. ... It was my first in monastery Tibet, and i really loved it.Our first day in Lhasa was an administrative frenzy of Email and laundry, and we somehow in the midst of it managed to get ourselved signed up to join a group of three guys heading south to visit Everest base camp on a 6 day Landcruiser trip. We stopped mid afternoon in Gyantse and Hugo and I looked around Pelkhor chöde monastery the Chörten is one of the best preserved examples in Tibet and contains 108chapels, each with it's own budda. ... It was my first in monastery Tibet, and i really loved it....
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Oct 27, 2006 - Gyantse
We grabbed lunch at a small village, feasting on noodles and veggies, before heading on to Gyantse, another 2 hours away. ... Once we arrived in Gyantse, the 4 of us walked down to check out the ancient fort, which was closed. ... In the morning, we toured the Gyantse Monastery, housing a large stupa chock full of temples. ... We next headed over to the Gyantse fort, perched high above the town, offering spectacular views of the area. ... Having finished our Gyantse tour, we hopped in the car and drove to Shigatse. ...
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Sep 7, 2006 - Gyantse/Tsedang Day 2
Tsedang We stayed in Tsedang that night, still in the Yarlung Valley. GYANTSE Next morning we headed for Gyantse. ... The driver said he would take a short cut to make up for road works that would otherwise force us to do some back tracking.Tsedang We stayed in Tsedang that night, still in the Yarlung Valley. GYANTSE Next morning we headed for Gyantse. ... The driver said he would take a short cut to make up for road works that would otherwise force us to do some back tracking....
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May 29, 2006 - Samye, Samye but different...
Since we left Lhasa, there have been many areas where there is really nothing, and the monasteries are really basic, but whenever you roll into one of the towns (We have been to Tsedang, Gyantse, and now Shigatse) the situation changes dramatically. ... After this it was off to Gyantse across the most spectacular road I have ever been on - and also probably the craziest. ... From Tsedang to Gyantse, the Southern Friendship Highway crosses three high mountain passes (one is at 5200 m), and two spectacular alpine lakes. ... Gyantse held the requisite monastery and also an old fort on top of a hill. ... Certainly seeing the monks chanting, and the drums going with all those deep horns was great when we were at the monasteries in Samye and Gyantse. ...
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May 24, 2006 - Gyantse - the journey begins
The long (oh ha long) journey began from Lhasa to Everest with a mere 270km and 9 hours(the shortest leg of all) over dirt and rubble passes. Upon reaching the top of the Karo La Pass the group stopped for a quick game of pool at 5220m - pretty surreal eh?!! The jeep then bumped and grinded its way to Gyantse, the scene of a famous rebuffal of british attack during the 15th century. ... The stupa at the monestry is the worlds biggest and is pretty impressive.The long (oh ha long) journey began from Lhasa to Everest with a mere 270km and 9 hours(the shortest leg of all) over dirt and rubble passes. Upon reaching the top of the Karo La Pass the group stopped for a quick game of pool at 5220m - pretty surreal eh?!! The jeep then bumped and grinded its way to Gyantse, the scene of a famous rebuffal of british attack during the 15th century. ... The stupa at the monestry is the worlds biggest and is pretty impressive....
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Apr 25, 2006 - Day 4 to Gyantse in Tibet
25 April - Day 4 to Gyantse 3950m ANZAC Day. ... It is now a year since Garry and I left NZ. 25 April - Day 4 to Gyantse 3950m ANZAC Day. ... It is now a year since Garry and I left NZ....
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Apr 25, 2006 - Tibet Adventure - Day 4
Tuesday 25th. The journey today was to Gyantse and it was still snowing heavily. ... We arrived at Gyantse before noon and booked into a crap hotel which looked from the outside like a prison - perhaps it was! We wandered around town a while until we found the Tibetan quarter in front of the Tashi Lhunpo monastery. ... This was quite interesting with a seven storey stupa which had over a hundred temples in it.Tuesday 25th. The journey today was to Gyantse and it was still snowing heavily. ... We arrived at Gyantse before noon and booked into a crap hotel which looked from the outside like a prison - perhaps it was! We wandered around town a while until we found the Tibetan quarter in front of the Tashi Lhunpo monastery. ... This was quite interesting with a seven storey stupa which had over a hundred temples in it....
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Oct 9, 2005 - Gyantse - Day 1 - Off to claim Mnt Everest for England
Up for the early start of the 5 day expedition to Everest Base Camp, hjumped into the crappy 1980's Land cruiser, with our driver Sani, Matt from the UK, Mike form Aus and old Dongi. Pulled into Gyantse with awesome castle sitting on top of this hill, we checked into the hotel and then went down to the Monastery and to see this giant Stupa like thing called the Kunbun. ... On the way back I stopped to play some footie with the locals I was loving it been way to long.Up for the early start of the 5 day expedition to Everest Base Camp, hjumped into the crappy 1980's Land cruiser, with our driver Sani, Matt from the UK, Mike form Aus and old Dongi. Pulled into Gyantse with awesome castle sitting on top of this hill, we checked into the hotel and then went down to the Monastery and to see this giant Stupa like thing called the Kunbun. ... On the way back I stopped to play some footie with the locals I was loving it been way to long....
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Aug 6, 2005 - Gyantse
Day two involved the long trip back along the same road that we had travelled for most of yesterday until we passed the turn-off back to Lhasa then headed off the Friendship Highwayand over a high pass to Yamdrok Tso or Lake. After lunch down in the lake valley we headed off to Gyantse over an even higher pass at just over 5000m, this one gave Joao an almost instant and severe headache which lasted until Gyantse, for some reason mine was delayed and didn't appear until in Gyantse that evening, I don't think that the local beer helped it. ... We stayed two nights in Gyantse as it had both a large monastery, Pelkhor, and a ruined Dzong (fort). ... The monastery is famous for it's Kunbum (100,000 images) Pagoda, the fort for it's defence (and destruction) against the imperialist British forces, no mention of the mess the Chinese made of the place though.Day two involved the long trip back along the same road that we had travelled for most of yesterday until we passed the turn-off back to Lhasa then headed off the Friendship Highwayand over a high pass to Yamdrok Tso or Lake. After lunch down in the lake valley we headed off to Gyantse over an even higher pass at just over 5000m, this one gave Joao an almost instant and severe headache which lasted until Gyantse, for some reason mine was delayed and didn't appear until in Gyantse that evening, I don't think that the local beer helped it. ... We stayed two nights in Gyantse as it had both a large monastery, Pelkhor, and a ruined Dzong (fort). ... The monastery is famous for it's Kunbum (100,000 images) Pagoda, the fort for it's defence (and destruction) against the imperialist British forces, no mention of the mess the Chinese made of the place though....
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