All those years ago, finally here I am in Tibet!(to the left:The Potala Palace)
(below:The cleaning lady at Drepung Monastery)
The way to Lhasa from Kat was an ordeal to say the least, and took some serious haggling with the airlines...another time. Flying above the mountains was unreal, easily the best 1 hr flight Ive ever been on. I was changed seats (Thanks TEL!), and it ended up in my favour since
I watched Mt Everest float right next to me on the left along with the other Himalayan giants. I couldnt stop watching it.Entering Tibet, we were shuttled to a bank and then to our hotel. The terrain is amazing here, barren, with the tree line being non existant it seems. The air is thin, since it is 3500metres above sea level, or roughly the tops of most peaks in the Canadian Rockies.
Today we spent the day seeing the Potala, Drepung, and Barkhor Square. Great people, the Tibetans I mean. Beautiful clothes, hair, eyes, and their faith in their religion blows my mind. To even try to imagine 1/100th of what they have gone through the past 50 years, is impossible for my mind. And here they are, giving what little money and yak butter they have to the donation boxes in the monastery, smiling, and showing their faith in Buddhism and His Holiness to no end.
The bike trip finally starts tomorrow.. no real time to get into details so far with these two quick posts sorry. From tomorrow our group will be riding the 1000k to Kathmandu along the Friendship Road. Heres hoping the altitude sickness stays away and a strong healthy ride ahead for everyone.
2 comments:
C-DAWG.
it's a-puppy here.
i read about four entries of your blog.
i couldn't stop reading about it.
i love hearing about everything there. it's like a dream.
good luck starting biking tomorrow, and keep inspiring your little "organic" sister.
miss ya.
love al.
Corey, I am so amazed that this is even possible. It's such a great description of all your going through. I loved reading it and can't wait for the next one.
Love you lots. Stay safe
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