Posted in Tibet on Oct 16th, 2007 1 Comment »
Kim did a wonderful job describing Lhasa but I also wanted to post my thoughts before commenting on the drive through the mountains… this post is going to be kind of long so don’t forget to click on Continue to read more after the jump.
Posted in Tibet on Oct 16th, 2007 2 Comments »
Today I was able to hear some monks chanting at the large monastery here in Shigatse. Unfortunately people were talking while I was recording (one Chinese woman was even chatting on her cell phone) but hopefully you can tune the talking out and enjoy the chants.
Posted in Tibet on Oct 14th, 2007 1 Comment »
Lhasa…where do I begin? This is a bustling city boasting the most amazing monasteries, markets and of course the infamous Potala Palace. The smell of yak butter candles permeates everywhere, pilgrims prostrate on the street beside you, people sing as they complete their errands (the two baristas at this cafe are singing together [...]
Posted in Tibet on Oct 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Kim’s last post has us arriving in Lhasa and already we have seen a lot today. We visited Jokhang Temple and Drepung Monastary (all those steps were extra difficult when you can barely breath) today, but rather than type about it we’re going to let you hear it with this audio post:
Posted in China, Tibet on Oct 12th, 2007 1 Comment »
Our last day in Beijing was quite a whirlwind. We started promptly at 9am with a short subway ride with our group to Tiananmen Square and the Forbidden City. Tiananmen is massive and serves it’s purpose well by being very impressive and overwhelming in size. As Brian mentioned before, we came into [...]