August 04, 2004
Gyantse and our last days in Tibet
I'm always interested in religious images like this one. To me, it looks so similar to paintings you would see in a European church built in the middle ages. This photo was taken at the Pelkor Chode, the buddhist...Read this update
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August 02, 2004
Mt. Qomolangma, where are you?
On the path to base camp, Everest's snowy peaks are nowhere to be seen. By day three of our adventures in Tibet, the four of us arrived near the base of Mt. Qomolangma, the awkward Tibetan name of the...Read this update
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Road Trip Tibet
Three Tibetan women and their children on the road from Lhasa to Shigatse. The monk guarding the doorway to the meeting hall at Sakya Monastery gestured for us to enter. I was somewhat reluctant -- everyone inside was barefoot...Read this update
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July 20, 2004
Lhasa
Although it feels like I haven't slept for days, Judy and I have been running all over Lhasa today. We arrived at noon, after getting up for our flight at 4 am. The first sight you see when you...Read this update
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