Tibet Photo Gallery No.1

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Tibet Photo Gallery No.1

01 August 2006 10:55 AM

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Well here are just a few highlights of the amazing people and scenery which make Tibet so special; enjoy.

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First views of Tibet on the flight into Lhasa


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The Potala Palace, former home to the Tibetian Government and the Dalai Lama before China’s ‘liberation’ of Tibet

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China’s attempts to rebuild Chigatse Fort have destroyed it during the Tibetian ‘liberation’

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The lush green vallies are a vivid contrast to the lunar landscape of the mountains


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Tibetian people manage to cultivate lands which are otherwise barren

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Friendly Tibetians building a new road along the Friendship Highway

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Brightly coloured prayer flags are an ever present sight across the countryside of Tibet

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Everest - need I say more?

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The intrepid team reach Everest Base Camp - Mark, Steph, Sandra, me, Gwen and Janko

     
     

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