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Potala Palace, Lhasa,
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| Yumbu Lakhang, oldest building in Tibet |
Passing time on the ferry across the Ysarlung Tsangpo River |
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| Gyangtse Children | Monk, Sakya | View from Kamba La Pass over Yamdrok Tso (Scorpion Lake) |
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| Tashilunpo Monastery, traditional seat of the Panchen lama | Prayer flags | Nomad near Tingri |
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| Useful advice! |
Mount Chomolongma (Everest) as seen from Rongbuk Monastery |
Monks 'performing' for Chinese tourist camera's at the Jokhang Temple in Lhasa |
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| Bluebells on the banks of Scorpion Lake | Gyangtse baker | Potala Palace lit up at night |
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| Prayer flags on the Lalung la Pass | Corner tower of Sakya monastery | |
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| Nomad girl near Tingri | Monastic loo! | Guitarist in Kathmandu |
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| Kumbum stupa, Gyangtse | Dahlias in front of Kumbum stupa, Gyangtse | Jokhang monks working as backdrops for Chinese tourist photos |
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| Khata scraves welcome us to Lhasa | Gyangtse Dzong (Fort) | Gyangtse old town |
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| Caravaneer Jerry, with Yamdrok Tso in the background | 'Friendship Bridge' that links the Nepali and Tibetan borders | Mount Chomolonga (Everest) |
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| Unescorted goats, near Tingri |
Caravaneer Alison welcomed with a katha on arrival |
En route to Everest Base Camp |
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| En route to Tingri | Monastic repair under way at Shalu Monastery | Yamdrok lake |
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That's all for now!
With best wishes for 2010,
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