Alan and Jonna's trekking trip to Tibet
Jonna and Alan took a three week trip to China this August, primarily to
go trekking in Tibet. Jonna then spent an additional two weeks going
to India afterwards. We both flew to Beijing together and then spent a
rainy day playing tourist there. We then flew to Lhasa in Tibet. We
spent three days in Lhasa, then left for a 12 day trip into Far
Western Tibet. We drove from Lhasa to Shigatse to Lhartse to Saga to
Puryang to Darchen. We stopped at the Tashilingo and Sakye monasteries
on the way out. We then spent three days at Mt. Kailash and Lake
Manasarovar, including visiting the Chiu monastery. We then drove back
from Darchen to Puryang to Saga to Lhartse to Lhasa. We then spent five
more days in Lhasa, including visiting the Samye monastery. From there
we flew back to Beijing where we had a day to to a bicycle trip to the
Great Wall. Then Alan flew back to the US. Jonna spent two more days
in Beijing doing a bicycle tour through the hutongs and visiting the
Temple of Heaven. She then flew to Delhi, where she had day exploring
Old Delhi, the Gandhi Museum and wandering around the new part of the
city. Then she took the train to Dharamsala in northern India. She
spent one week there, before taking the train back to Delhi and then
flying back to the US.
Here are some of our photos from the trip. (Because of the length of
this trip, I am breaking the photos up into several different pages.
This final section will eventually show Jonna's days in Delhi on her
way back home.)
1) The Indian train experience. Jonna took two 12 hour overnight train
rides between Delhi and Pathankot. Here is a self portrait of Jonna
looking out the train window.
2) The Chai guy. Every morning on the train, someone would walk up and
down the aisle yelling "chai, chai, chai" over and over. It was not
the best chai but good to have something warm after a long night.
3) The B'hai Lotus Temple back in Delhi. This is considered the modern
Taj Mahal of Delhi - quite the architectural feat.
Downpour at Lotus
Two photos for Chuck pre-rain
Wait for shoes, wet pants
4) Just after taking this photo at the Lotus Temple, rain came down in
sheets for horus and hours. It was still monsoon season in Delhi.
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