After 13 days, It 's time to end the perfect trip in Tibet. Thank you my travel partners and tour driver your forgiveness. I have made many troubles to you guys. Before the trip, i can not believe I can go to Tibet alone and also without any critical sickness. My confident is built up and my belief is changed after this unforgettable trip. I was shocked by Tibetans that they worship the Buddhism so much. They are persistent and clear minded to focus on doing one particular t

A cheap price Shanghai Style breakfast. Today I went into Potala Palace. The local tour guide said the entry fee of peak season (Jun to Aug) is RMB$400 per person, but the fee is RMB$100 only in low season (Nov to Mar). Also, Potala Palace will be closed in the future that not allow visitors entering in. He highly recommend us to enter Potala Palace if we have chance. The Buddhists sculptures, exterior, interior design of Palace is amazing. It is worth and a must to this g

Luckily I found ride sharing partners from youth hostel. Let head to Everest Base Camp. Yamdrok Lake (also known as Yamdrok Yumtso or Yamzho Yumco is a freshwater lake in Tibet, it is one of the three largest sacred lakes in Tibet. It is over 72 km (45 mi) long. The lake is surrounded by many snow-capped mountains and is fed by numerous small streams. The lake has an outlet stream at its far western end. Our 4X4 motor car. It is essential to travel in a tough road and unpredi

Day 5 in Lhasa city, I went to Drepung Monastery (literally “Rice Heap” monastery), located at the foot of Mount Gephel, is one of the "great three" Gelukpa university monasteries of Tibet. The other two are Ganden and Sera. Drepung is the largest of all Tibetan monasteries and is located on the Gambo Utse mountain, five kilometers from the western suburb of Lhasa. Remember to walk slowly as possible. Otherwise you will get high attitude sickness easily. Tibetan will draw sta

The high attitude sickness of packaged food. The city views of Lhasa City. I found a decent restaurant, ordered my first meal in Tibet. Let focus on the drink, it called sūyóu chá (酥 油 茶) , it taste salty and is made by yak milk. Besides, the high attitude sickness will be improved by drinking the su you cha. Heading to Jokhang Temple. Most Tibetans worship for Tibet Buddhism. They will kneel and fall down in adoration before Buddhist sculptures. In traditional Chinese cultur

Woke up early and arrived Guangzhou Train Station from Hong Kong. Luckily I did not come late. Welcome aboard~ I chose the First Class cabin and lower deck bedding (4 decks). The environment is tidy and clean, without bad odor. Middle Class cabin (6 decks) The train journey takes around 54 hours from Guangzhou to Lhasa. It sounds quite a long duration. But I spent most of the time to eat, drink, sleep, take photos or chat with others passengers in the journey. It is not a h