The Highest Railroad in the World
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007It is sometime in the middle of the night. I’m not exactly sure when. The train’s clock has been flashing 20:35 since I boarded on Sunday, and I only know today is Tuesday. I can’t seem to stay asleep for very long, and have awoken several times only to find the rest of the cabin in a deep slumber. Maybe it’s the increasingly high altitude and thin air or maybe it’s the high pitched whizzing of the oxygen being artificially pumped into the train. Maybe it’s just anticipation for the unique culture and breathtaking (literally) scenery I have yet to experience in Tibet. [read on]