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After visiting Huang Shan, we moved on to Lhasa, Tibet, altitude approximately 12,000 feet. Some of us felt a little short of breath; a few were affected more drastically by the lack of oxygen. Oxygen bottles and herbs were available at the hotel clinic.
Dave & Wai-Kam checking a map in the airport in Chengdou, on the way to Tibet.
Everyone received a silk scarf as a blessing on arriving in Tibet.
Vendors on the highway as we drove to Lhasa.
Don, Doug, Duncan and Mary practicing Tai Chi outside the Lhasa Holiday Inn early in the morning.
Children begging for money in the streets of Lhasa.
A monk getting water at an outside faucet.
Prayer wheels in the background; beggars near a temple.
Monks engaged in debate outside a temple. This daily ritual is part of their training.
A line of prayer wheels outside a temple.
The entrance to the Dalai Lama's Summer Palace.
The Potala Palace: the 1300 year old residence of the Dalai Lamas.
A public square viewed from the Potala Palace.
Our group posing in the public square with the Palace behind us.
Barkhor Market in Lhasa.
Monks at the Barkhor Market.
Buddhists praying near the market.
Enjoying some scenery while Dave & Doug help change a flat tire on our way back to the airport.
Wai-Kam speaking with two monks outside the Potala Palace.
