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Posted in OPINIONS on January 12, 2010
Posted in TRAVELS on July 25, 2005
A debate amongst the monks
Our last day in Lhasa. We planned to take a jeep and go to Namtso Lake (5 hour journey one way) and come back during the day (10 hour journey total). Namtso lake is the second largest salt water lake in Tibet and is the only one to be sacred (I forget why). Every pilgrim is supposed to wal ... Continue Reading
Posted in TRAVELS on July 24, 2005
White water rafting in the wilderness of Tibet
The day has finally arrived ! We are terribly excited about the prospect of going white-water-rafting in Tibet. Hopefully, we might even get a T-shirt to prove it. Chris, the Australian chap in charge of the company, came to pick us up in his lovely lime green jeep. He is a terribly nice c ... Continue Reading
Posted in TRAVELS on July 23, 2005
The potala, drunken chineses and a poultry market
Another day, another temple. Yesterday the most sacred one, this time the biggest one in the country (well, the Autonomous Region of Tibet). We head off early to Drepung Monastery, a very large complex about 10kms out of the city. It is an impressive sight: it looks like a very large villa ... Continue Reading
Posted in TRAVELS on July 22, 2005
Views on the Chinese Liberation of Tibet
The day was spent walking about Lhasa, taking in the sight and the atmosphere. The Tibetan quarters are extremely pleasant and full of happenings. They have all remained pedestrian, with no space for cars. Every street is transformed daily into a street market and nightly into a restaurant ... Continue Reading
