7 Days in Tibet, Aug 29th - Sept 5th

Tashi Delek!
On August 29th we joined a group tour into Tibet, driving overland
from Kathmandu. The first four nights were spent on the road in
increasingly more developed cities as we went along: Nyalam, Lhatse,
Shigatse, Gyantse to spend the final three nights in the Tibetan
capital, Lhasa. The drives ranged in length each day from as short as
~2 hours to as long as 13 (with some unexpected delays factored in).
Absorbing the natural beauty of Tibet as we drove made the road trip
more than worthwhile: the arid Tibetan plateau, Kharala Glacier,
Emerald Lake... Needless to say we have many pictures to share (but
will be a bit before we can post as Blogspot is blocked in China). At
times we reached elevations of 19K feet, at one point on the 13 hour
travel day getting stuck at that level for several hours by road
construction!

The Tibetan people are amazing: warm, shy and beautiful, particularly
in light of the history with China. We were fortunate to join in a
midday prayer service at Drepung monastery in Lhasa- the most
inspiring religious experience of the trip.

We were also very lucky to have a great group of people in our tour.
Thanks and best of luck on the rest of your travels: Shani, Eduardo,
Lara, JB, Ben, Maggie, Lola, Axel, Hanna, Kerstin, Vera, Luis,
Catherine and Dorothee