Altitude…
You arrive in Lhasa, and alititude sickness or the feeling of lethargy, inability to sleep, headaches, and vomiting start for the first 2 days..
I fortunately just was sleepless for most of my 4 days, but survived the last day due to fatigue caused by horseback riding in the gorgeous Decchan Tibetan Valley for 6 hours on horses named Tonto, Chocolate, and Princess….it was fabulous.
Since I flew, the change of oxygen in the air was drastic, rather than if I had driven in from Nepal.
I had weird health forms to fill out during customs, and ridiculous temperature checks.
Gotta love China (love my sarcasm?)
Tuesday, August 7, 2007
Free Tibet
Thoughts of Tibet…
Let’s start off with the wondaerful:
Beautiful people..
Amazing landscape…
Fantastic monasteries..
Welcoming and gracious hosts….
The ugly:Chinese military at every place…
Chinese intrusion into their fantastic culture..
Banned blogging, reading BBC, and other news sites..
Having only one English channel FULL of propaganda…if I hear of one more story about the Beijing Olympics I will VOMIT…
The Bottom Line:Visit Lhasa and the surroundings before the Chinese RUIN all of it (they have already started), the railroad from Beijing was completed this year bringing over 1000 people into Lhasa daily…frustrating to say the least. It’s so ironic, even at the Potola Palace (which I’ll write about—the palace of the Dalai Lamas), every great Tibetan feature was counterbalanced with something Chinese.
China—get over yourself. You know, I had applied to take a vacation and attend the Beijing Olympics next summer… cancelled that plan…my money will NOT GO INTO FUNDING your crazy set of political policy.
Free Tibet.
Please.
Let’s start off with the wondaerful:
Beautiful people..
Amazing landscape…
Fantastic monasteries..
Welcoming and gracious hosts….
The ugly:Chinese military at every place…
Chinese intrusion into their fantastic culture..
Banned blogging, reading BBC, and other news sites..
Having only one English channel FULL of propaganda…if I hear of one more story about the Beijing Olympics I will VOMIT…
The Bottom Line:Visit Lhasa and the surroundings before the Chinese RUIN all of it (they have already started), the railroad from Beijing was completed this year bringing over 1000 people into Lhasa daily…frustrating to say the least. It’s so ironic, even at the Potola Palace (which I’ll write about—the palace of the Dalai Lamas), every great Tibetan feature was counterbalanced with something Chinese.
China—get over yourself. You know, I had applied to take a vacation and attend the Beijing Olympics next summer… cancelled that plan…my money will NOT GO INTO FUNDING your crazy set of political policy.
Free Tibet.
Please.
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Mount EVEREST!
Breathtaking
I was left speecheless by the sight of the Himalayan range and Everest above...it was a surreal, serene moment for me.
Flickr Photos
I caved in, and got expensive internet to upload my photos to flickr.
Dammit. Facebook is upgrading so you guys check flickr.
Most photos are private. Few are public.
Enjoy!
Click HERE
Dammit. Facebook is upgrading so you guys check flickr.
Most photos are private. Few are public.
Enjoy!
Click HERE
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