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    Looks like a Gaol-very security consious: by rhonda_gray, Views[183]
         		 Downstair entry to my apartment: by rhonda_gray, Views[177]
         		 Lane way to my apartment: by rhonda_gray, Views[169]
         		 Part of Sera (pronounced Sarah) Monastery. Once home to 7700 monks but nowadays down to a few hundred: by bundynbeaches, Views[835]
         		 Stitched together photo of the huge oven in the Sera Monastery kitchen: by bundynbeaches, Views[1036]
     
    Potala Palace from the outside grounds showing living quarters of the many groundskeepers, cleaners, guards, etc: by bundynbeaches, Views[896]
         		 The only photo I snuck in from the inside of the city. the view from the roof of our hotel: by bundynbeaches, Views[415]
         		 An ancient water vessel outside one of the living areas at Sera monastery: by bundynbeaches, Views[372]
         		 A huge slab of butter wrapped in yak stomach: by bundynbeaches, Views[533]
         		 Thiley and a tray used to carry food to the monks: by bundynbeaches, Views[546]
     
    Plenty of copper in this kitchen - kettles, jugs, trays...: by bundynbeaches, Views[478]
         		 Smaller versions of the bigger butter churn. With the pilgrims bringing their own butter in as offerings, I'm not sure how much these are used either: by bundynbeaches, Views[619]
         		 A big churn for making butter. It isn't used as much anymore with the number of monks down from 7700 to a couple of hundred at Sera Monaastery: by bundynbeaches, Views[451]
         		 The entrances to buildings (doors and windows) are painted the dark colour to represent the god of protection - forgot his name. The white walls reflect the god of compassion - never was good on names - are are the living areas.: by bundynbeaches, Views[509]
         		 Our guide Thiley and Rowie at some stairs with yet another way to donate. Left side up, right side down.: by bundynbeaches, Views[375]
     
    The hill behind the Sera Monastery which is the site of a huge religious festival each year, and home to nuns who are not allowed to liive inside the monastery.: by bundynbeaches, Views[409]
         		 The written Tibetan language is very neat - and colourful - and then mix it up with a million prayer flags for a visual treat. Pay - oh yeah, it'll cost ya - and you too can have some flags hung as well.: by bundynbeaches, Views[356]
         		 One of the dozen or so nun's homes we could see at Sera monastery. Spartan ?: by bundynbeaches, Views[364]
         		 Pilgrims have come in and felt sorry for this sheep and paid the monastery not to kill it - apparently.: by bundynbeaches, Views[340]
         		 Everything has some coloured silk or cloth hanging off it. Outside of the cities we saw yak with a single coloured cloth tied to the mane or tail as ID from other people's stock: by bundynbeaches, Views[462]
     

         		 Day 1 at 4200m. We impressed ourselves as well as our guide when we walked all the way to the top and then around the hill: by bundynbeaches, Views[798]
         		 Part of the perils of travel, almost everyone wants something off you. They're tights Mum. Too damn cold for skin.: by bundynbeaches, Views[417]
         		 Yak poo is collected and mxed with some water, then flattened out on a smooth surfce to dry and stored for fuel.
         		 Not sure what it is but it was crook and ths was the hospital bed. Is it a yak, or a deer...?: by bundynbeaches, Views[692]
     
    The joys of having a clear sky - no pollution. From the train these solar radiators looked like TV dishes. Some of them are round - my excuse ! : by bundynbeaches, Views[346]
         		 These donkeys were carting two cement blocks each up the hill at 1 RMB a block. A fair days walk just walking along with them.: by bundynbeaches, Views[398]
         		 The first pass to the east of town along the Lhasa river. Covered in prayer flags and incense fires.: by bundynbeaches, Views[676]
         		 Elaborate paintwork on the eaves of the temple. This sort of artwork is all over Old Lhasa, even on the shops that that they are still building: by bundynbeaches, Views[625]
         		 The boys were quite happy to have their photos taken then ask questions about where were from etc.: by bundynbeaches, Views[692]
     
    Part of Jokhang Temple: by bundynbeaches, Views[631]
         		 A view of Potala Palace from 'Liberation Square
         		 Rowena making friends with the locals: by bundynbeaches, Views[671]
         		 Potala Palace: by bundynbeaches, Views[618]
         		 The Eastern courtyard, very close to the top and only one set of insanely steep stairs and a checkpoint short of all the internal wonders of Potala Palace: by bundynbeaches, Views[677]
     
    The Eastern courtyard of Potala Palace: by bundynbeaches, Views[744]
         		 It's as though they are testing to see if you really want to go any further when you pull on these steep and narrow steps, but it was worth it: by bundynbeaches, Views[585]
         		 A hill not far from the palace with the ruins of the Tibetan Medicine Academy that was sacked during the madness of the Cultural Revolution. The tower also has an alarm on it that is similar to an air raid siren as an alert when there is 'trouble' in town: by bundynbeaches, Views[813]
         		 Close to the last of the stairs before entering the Eastern courtyard. Big door, eh? The black curatin is woven yak hair - will not let any rain in : by bundynbeaches, Views[708]
         		 Second leg ............ tired yet ?: by bundynbeaches, Views[579]
     
    This is the first leg on the way to the top of Potala Palace. At thirteen stories built on top of a hill, there is bound to be a few stops on the way up to catch your breath: by bundynbeaches, Views[628]
         		 Monks debating. Not how I pictured these quiet, polite red robed crew. But this kid was getting it from two older monks ... and giving it back too - sometimes: by bundynbeaches, Views[655]
         		 Oops, got that question wrong. The sitting monks are answering questions from the ones standing. Get the answer correct and there is a loud hand clap. Get it wrong and it looks like the gloves were about to come off.: by bundynbeaches, Views[513]
         		 Sera Monastery has a famous protector god that the young, infirm and hopeful are brought to to get a smear of ash from the burnt incense wiped on their nose for future health, wealth and well being.: by bundynbeaches, Views[2036]
         		 The map of Tibet hanging on the wall of the Yak Hotel in Lhasa. Lhasa is in the belly of the beast.: by bundynbeaches, Views[813]
     
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