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    Carl and Mats ~ the Swedish contingency of our Lhasa crew. : by lolo, Views[456]
         		 Me and Chontelle.: by lolo, Views[560]
         		 Yummy flower tea ~ with masala tea in the background.: by lolo, Views[495]
         		 Yup, I'm 7. Had to try it out ~ this is the gate to the courtyard of the Yak Hotel, where we were staying.: by lolo, Views[468]
         		 At Sera Monastary; the first monk to exit the chapel ~ soon followed by a steady stream of crimson robes.: by lolo, Views[720]
     
    Sitting in a doorway at Sera Monastary....resting after a long, long walk uphill.: by lolo, Views[445]
         		 Two monks, having just come out of some sort of prayer session, make their way between buildings within Sera Monastary.: by lolo, Views[464]
         		 Hanging out at Sera Monastary....a very cool place, with crimson robed monks wandering around, whitewashed walls, and a general sense of peacefulness.: by lolo, Views[608]
         		 An old woman at Sera Monastary.: by lolo, Views[506]
         		 Painted deities adorn a rock at Sera Monastary: by lolo, Views[555]
     
    At Sera Monastary.: by lolo, Views[591]
         		 Just starting out on the kora around Sera ~ a very typical scene. Chontelle trekking along, a woman begging for a handout, and a gorgeous blue sky with white clouds.: by lolo, Views[569]
         		 The view from the airport waiting room ~ mountains surrounding the tiny airport, and an empty spot where the plane should be.: by lolo, Views[468]
         		 Sitting with a tibetan girl ~ I had sat down to have my photo taken with the red door, and she ran over to join me. A much better photo than I'd had in mind...!: by lolo, Views[548]
         		 Carl shows some tibetan people his guidebook ~ maybe the most they will see of tibet, outside of lhasa.: by lolo, Views[549]
     
    This huge skinny building is used at festival times to hang giant 'thankas' ~ tapestries illustrated with a buddhist theme.: by lolo, Views[593]
         		 Looking out over Sera Monastary....all whitewashed walls and red trim.: by lolo, Views[518]
         		 This woman was more than happy to have her picture taken....she just wanted to SEE it afterwards, is all.: by lolo, Views[495]
         		 Just to show the scale of this massive building.: by lolo, Views[480]
         		 A sign at the internet cafe in Lhasa ~ lest you forget you are in a police state, within China.: by lolo, Views[589]
     
    Out front of the Potala Palace. Not much more explanation needed!: by lolo, Views[523]
         		 In one of the alleyways behind the Jokhang. I'm not really sure what was going on here ~ some sort of game, where you have to shoot out the balloon to win a prize, I think. I just thought that the little guy with the gun was interesting.: by lolo, Views[456]
         		 Looking down on the street, as we left the restaurant, we saw all these amazing people hanging out, playing music ~ just enjoying the day. I still love seeing all those babies strapped to their mothers backs.: by lolo, Views[496]
         		 The Chinese memorial to the 'liberation' of Tibet, more than 50 years ago. Conveniently located directly opposite the Potala ~ I suppose we can be grateful theres no statue of Mao ~ yet.: by lolo, Views[503]
         		 Ah, my favourite shop ~ The Ancient Things Store!: by lolo, Views[605]
     
    Walking the Barkhor Kora is like stepping back in time ~ pilgrims from all over Tibet are bundled up, grimy, with babies strapped to their backs ~ all spinning prayer wheels and murmuring mantras.: by lolo, Views[512]
         		 Out front of the Jokhang, there are two massive prayer poles, covered with flags. As the pilgrims make their way around the Barkhor Kora, they stop to touch foreheads to the poles ~ this woman made sure her infant was participating, too.: by lolo, Views[488]
         		 Two old men lift a vat of ~ well, either beer or yak butter ~ up onto their bicycle out front of the Jokhang.: by lolo, Views[493]
         		 Just out front of the Jokhang ~ women praying and chatting and enjoying the sunshine.: by lolo, Views[478]
         		 The scene out front of the Jokhang ~ one of the prayer poles can be seen in this shot, as well as monks and pilgrims (and tourists?) wandering around.: by lolo, Views[1408]
     
    Yup, definately hot.: by lolo, Views[451]
         		 Detail inside one of the chapels wihthin Drepung Monastary ~ I had to pay Y10 in order to take photos.: by lolo, Views[516]
         		 In the debating courtyard at Drepung Monastary ~ the monks gather at 3pm almost every day for very noisy debates. You can hear the voices echoing through the buildings, and they punctuate their points with 2 loud, sharp claps. : by lolo, Views[521]
         		 Just checking to see how hot the solar heater really gets ~ this is how they boil water up at the monastaries, and in the homes throughout the Tibetan quarter of Lhasa.: by lolo, Views[619]
         		 At Nechung Monastary, once the seat of the Oracle of Tibet. The Dalai Lama would consult the oracle on all important issues of state. He would go into a trance in order to give his advice...really spooky, according to eyewitnesses. The Oracle fled to Dharamsala with the Dalai Lama ~ leaving behind such strange things as this door painted up with flayed human skins.: by lolo, Views[443]
     
    Leaving Nechung Monastary, the woman on the left was giggling madly ~ definately something wrong with her ~ and the one on the right was begging for money. We ended up giving her 1 mao, which she seemed happy with. (10 mao = 1 yuan, 6.7 yuan = 1 dollar): by lolo, Views[450]
         		 The woman who sold me my little prayer wheel ~ the stall is one of the zillions lining the barkhor kora around the jokhang.: by lolo, Views[412]
         		 My feet, and the mosaic that is the sidewalk in Lhasa.: by lolo, Views[425]
         		 Me with my new prayer wheel, in the dorm room at the Yak Hotel. It was like a big slumber party every night, with Mats, Carl, Chontelle, and I all in the same room.: by lolo, Views[484]
         		 Chontelle and I, our second morning in Lhasa. We are sitting at our regular breakfast spot ~ a cafe overlooking Barkhor Square.: by lolo, Views[481]
     
    The Potala Palace ~ and Mats....: by lolo, Views[416]
         		 A monk sitting beneath a tree as we exited the Potala was kind enough to grant us permission to take pix.: by lolo, Views[401]
         		 Walking the kora surrounding the Potala, I was struck by how SHORT some of the women were, as compared to Mats, Carl, and even Chontelle and myself.: by lolo, Views[395]
         		 This woman and her baby were lying by the side of the path leading up to the Potala Palace ~just begging for cash and food.: by lolo, Views[451]
         		 Prayer flags fluttering in the wind, high above Drepung Monastary.: by lolo, Views[380]
     
    A pilgrim beginning the kora around Sera Monastary.: by lolo, Views[541]
         		 A young monk posing for photos at an altar along the Drepung kora circuit. I think its funny that he posed with the peace sign ~ young girls all over China have their pictures taken this way, but its the last thing I expected a Tibetan monk to do!: by lolo, Views[599]
         		 This young monk led us around the kora at Drepung Monastary, taking the time to show us where we were meant to pray (touching our foreheads to holy rocks, and the like....) as well as posing for pictures for us. : by lolo, Views[484]
         		 An old man begins the kora at Drepung Monastary ~ I was gasping for breath on some of the steep cliffs (blaming it on the altitude, ahah) but he was doing just fine.: by lolo, Views[521]
         		 Our Lhasa crew ~ Carl, Mats, me, and Chontelle ~ on our very last morning in the Yak Hotel lobby. They headed off in the land cruiser to the border of Nepal and Everest Base Camp, and I headed off to the airport to fly back to Chengdu.: by lolo, Views[534]
     
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