Apr 26, 2006 - Day 5 To Lhasa in Tibet

The days drive was very picturesque. ... The final few kms into the city of Lhasa were a nightmare as the traffic got heavier. ... How those horses stay calm I don't know? I should have been hidden in the back seat at this stage of the trip. The days drive was very picturesque. ... The final few kms into the city of Lhasa were a nightmare as the traffic got heavier. ... How those horses stay calm I don't know? I should have been hidden in the back seat at this stage of the trip....

Dec 25, 2005 - Lhasa

we woke up at 5 am Christmas morning to catch the flight from chengdu to lhasa. ... we landed 2 hours after taking off and got on a bus to lhasa, which is 60 miles from the airport. ... at 13,000 feet, lhasa is one of the worlds highest capitals. ... other than that, lhasa seems to differ from other parts of china where the christmas spirit is in full force. ...

Dec 13, 2005 - Lhasa, Tibet - Everest is on the left

After a brief 7 hour stay in Chengdu, we flew to Lhasa airport, probably one of the highest airport in the world. ... A mighty whitewashed structure on a hill in the middle of Lhasa (much bigger than what one would expect) it is almost shiny against the spotless blue sky. ... When we visited the oldest monastery in Lhasa this morning, our guide sneaked us into a room where about 2 dozen monks chanted and played instruments. ...

Nov 21, 2005 - The Great Purvis Adventure - Chapter 5

The Great Purvis Epic - Chapter 5 (Lhasa, Tibet) TERRIFIC TIBET!!! Tah-shi de-lah (Tibetan Hello) I know I will not be able to do justice to sharing our experience in Tibet. ... Lhasa is just over 3600 metres altitude, which for us means the oxygen is much less than we are accustomed to. ... Many rural, tribe peoples and monks come into Lhasa during this time. ... The day in Lhasa starts later than in China, perhaps due to the colder weather (-10 at night, and +10 - 15 in day when the sun got up). ... We spent a day out of Lhasa 40 kilometres at the Ganden Monastery, high on a mountain (4100 metres). ...

Nov 3, 2005 - Terug in Lhasa

Vanuit Gyantse een bus met omweg naar Lhasa. ... De rit is prachtig en we zijn er wel achter dat deze bus zal eindigen in Lhasa. ... Dan maar naar Lhasa. ... Na 8 uur komen we aan in Lhasa. ... Het heeft nu geen zin om in Lhasa te blijven. ...

Oct 23, 2005 - Lhasa ( part one )

En zo belanden we in het vliegtuig naar Lhasa ! En inderdaad. ... Maar Lhasa is prachtig en dus gebruiken we de tijd om te genieten van al dit moois. ... We blijven ongeveer 5 dagen in Lhasa. ... 40 flight to Lhasa. ... Lhasa is breathtaking in many ways (it lays 3700 meter above sea level) and passing the Potala palace with the airport bus gave us the shivers. ...

Oct 16, 2005 - Lhasa - Day 8 - Expedition Over

Stopped off for a quick hand wash of the motor before heading into Lhasa, the tibetan girl cleaning it managed to throw water all over me, which she found hilarious, but it was real hot in the sun so that soon disappeared, had a munch on this small looking peach thing that Sani gave me, it was disgusting bitter as anything, so munched on these lush sour skittles that I have been eating all over Tibet. ... Eventually got to Lhasa about half one after Sani kept stopping for his mate to catch up. ... After surviving the begging stretch of the street, Lhasa is full of Tibatans begging real bad to see but I follow a strict no money to beggers policy, after seeing this kid being sent by her mum to beg off some chinese bloke, when the bloke gave her some money the mum suddenly got up and ran after him as she knew he was a giver and tried scrounging some more off him, a ruddy joke I tell you. ... Loving being back in the relative luxury of Lhasa and big plans for a slap up, 4 buck meal tonight, which is a real splurge for me as normally I have 50 cent meals, think im gonna go for the Yak Steak with roast potatoes can't wait. ... So I made the most of today by joining all the Tibetan pilgrims on the Kora around the most sacred Jokhang temple in the centre of Lhasa, it was wicked walked round about 2 times, but a real pilgrim has to go 3 times, so not the full good Karma for me. ...

Oct 4, 2005 - Tibet - Lhasa - Loving it

The plane was empty had a whole 3 seats next to a window to myself for the two hour flight to Lhasa. ... I collected my bag, just about, and jumped on the bus to Lhasa with Dongi and Ulf in tow. ... We pitched up in Lhasa and at this point I was feeling like I was on my death bed, I couldnt even bring myself to walk the 800 metres to the Pentoc Hotel. ... I got up mind you and decided I had to get out and sample a bit of Lhasa, I walked down to Barkhor square, which is where the Jokhang sits, the most important temple for the Tibetans. ... Unfortunetly mass tourism has hit old Lhasa so these places are surrounded with hawker stalls, trying to flog plastic pray wheels and Yak models. ...

Jul 31, 2005 - Lhasa

Flying from 400m asl to 3700m isn't a recommended practice and something I suggest you don't try at home.Flying from 400m asl to 3700m isn't a recommended practice and something I suggest you don't try at home....

Jul 9, 2005 - Mountain Biking in Tibet

Since we arrived in Tibet, we had been investigating a local mountain bike shop that was just around the corner from our hostel. Much to our surprise, he actually produced some beer and peanuts out of his bag, and we couldn't have been happier! We took a slightly different route back to Lhasa (making the whole day about 60 km), and had a sprinkle of rain for a couple of kilometers on the way. ...

Jul 8, 2005 - Hiking Bumpo Ri

After a couple days acclimatizing we decided that we had to get busy and do some 'stuff'! I (Ryan) had been eying a near-by mountain as a good hike.After a couple days acclimatizing we decided that we had to get busy and do some 'stuff'! I (Ryan) had been eying a near-by mountain as a good hike....

Jul 7, 2005 - Sick in Tibet

Just wanted people to know that the reason there haven't been posts lately is that there haven't been very many reasons to post. (I won't post a picture of that!) However we did go for a few walks through Lhasa. ... The neatest were the prayer walks (koras).Just wanted people to know that the reason there haven't been posts lately is that there haven't been very many reasons to post. (I won't post a picture of that!) However we did go for a few walks through Lhasa. ... The neatest were the prayer walks (koras)....