Lhasa Travel Blogs

It was a beautiful morning, being in the same timezone as Beijing meant the sun didn't get up til almost 8am, and that's really a plus for sunrise photo shots! The sun was not yet up, and not too many clouds were in the sky, so I went to the Potala square again with camera and tripod hoping for a n…

the children there especailly in small country side are very nice, they wanted to communicat with you, but they cant, they try to use their body language to show something to you.  we brought some pen for them, many children around you, watching you by their puerility eyes. you will feel that …

         At 9:30 this morning we met Ross outside of our hotel, eager to see more of Tibet. We began walking in the direction of the Barkhor, which is known as Lhasa's liveliest neighborhood, since it is often packed with pilgrims and locals planning to visit…

Tibet was a dream come true. For a long time we wanted to go there. We had to prospone the trip last year because Eric broke his collarbone. But this year we finally went to Tibet!! We started the trip in China, in Beijing. Because we were here in 2002 we just visited the forbidden city and th…

Dos: 1) Smile- traveller, u know what I mean 2) Ask permission to do any, eg: taking photos- Photo taking and video are prohibited in some temple, (u might end up paying money if u don’t obey) 1) Have another partner to travel with u (u might be sick due to the high attitude, u really need som…

6/16/07New Video - scroll down to the photo section to see a video of the monks feverishly debating at the Sera Monastery while the foreigners gawk and take their pictures...This morning after breakfast we hopped in the Toyota and started the three hour drive to Lhasa. The road is better than anyth…

Photos from five weeks in China and Tibet last summer. This was my second venture with Eastern Michigan University's CHT programs. We began in Shanghai then travelled on to Nanjing, Beijing, Xi'an, Chengdu then flew to Lhasa, Tibet. Night trains, Sultana taxis, and one illegal/broken down bus later, I am please to share with you China and Tibet.

When i reached back Lhasa city, it was near 4pm. I've instructed the driver to drop me at Bakhor street near to Jokhang Temple. Yes, I am back there again. I will miss the place since today was my last night in Lhasa. I wanted to get some last-minute souvenir shoppings, and defintely, Jokhang Squar…

Yesterday I woke my ass up early to hop on a bus before sunrise.  The spent several hours meandering through the mountain side before coming up to Drak Yerpa Monastery.  It was amazing to visit the bumble cave dwellings of monks living on the mountain side.  They let me visit the alt…

A trip to Lhasa is never complete without a visit to the magnificent Potala Palace - famous for its grand buildings, complicated constructions, devotional atmosphere and splendid artworks. It comprises the White Palace (administerial building) and the Red Palace (religious building).   The …

The flight from Chengdu was awesome...because the views flying in were the best I've ever seen on a flight! We were so low down crossing over moutains it was worth every penny. We arrived at the airport prepared for the lack of oxygen (mentally) but was surprised to find it was absolutley fine. We …

The trip started in Shanghai with some great bargains. Then we took the plane to Tibet to dive into another world. While our cap driver left us at Ganden monastery we were lucky enough to be able to join a pilgrim group back to Lhasa. Taking the new train from Lhasa to Beijing for 48 hours the last part of the trip began. Living in a real hutong I could get around the city and just with a piece of paper (and a bit of luck) to the great wall.

We spent our first night at Dongcuo hostel but very quickly decided to move to the Yak hotel as the facilities at the hostel were not great.  We stayed in dorm rooms in the hotel and the facilities were clean and comfortable and the roof terrace has great views of Potala Palace. For the first…

Lhasa...is just magical. And nothing like anything we expected. Actually, we didn't really know what to expect but it is really something out of the ordinary. This little city located in the middle of the Himalayas at 3800 meters above sea level is just the greatest place ever and we're sad we on…

Hi everyone A short note to say we arrived in Lhasa this morning. Ecstatic that our hotel room looks straight up at the Potala Palace. We're suffering from mild altitude sickness with heart palpitations, loss of breath and headaches ... the first two symptoms hit us as soon as the aircraft doors o…