May 18, 2009: Our day started out with me having the usual headache, but I wasn’t about to let this ruin the start of the day so I ate a banana and an apple then popped 2 aspirin. Miraculously I was feeling pretty good by the time we headed out the door. We are a […]
May 17, 2009: DREPUNG MONASTERY The next morning I awoke, after hardly any sleep, and had a terrible head and neck ache! Again I was unsure if I could get out of bed, but I decided to take a hot shower and after that I felt amazingly better. I only had a slight headache so
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May 16, 2009: At 3:40 PM it was time to meet our guide again and Heidi was feeling pretty good but I was still suffering from a headache. Regardless, I didn’t want to miss out on Jokhang Temple so I popped a couple of aspirins and we headed out. Jokhang is located in the Barkhor
May 16, 2009: On our second day, after our very rough first night, we were ready to begin our tour of the Potala Palace. Even though we weren’t feeling 100% we could not miss our chance, since you need a ticket ahead of time in order to visit the palace. Only 500 tickets are issued
May 15, 2009: After a 2 hour flight from Chengdu, China (which is a common launching spot for travelers to visit Tibet) we arrived at the airport near Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. It was a beautiful sunny day and our tour guides were waiting for us out front with signs that read “George Joseph