journey. Looking around the airport, it
was surrounded by mountains but no so many trees. The
cool wind was blowing and the temperature
of the chilled air was in between 10C to 15C.
| It took about 2 hours by coach from airport
to Lahsa,
the capital of Tibet, is called City of Sun. On the way, we saw the famous river called ' Ya Ru Zhan Bu Zian ' and a sculptural Buddha has always been sitting in the middle of the river since few hundred years ago, blessing the passengers. We arrived at Lahsa, 3607m above sea level. It is a clean, quiet and peaceful city. We had a chinese lunch at a city restaurant. The taste of the food was average. Up to now, everyone was fine except Lim who had cold before coming, and he became |
( A Sculptural Buddha) |
After checking in the hotel, we didn’t
have any activity. We forced ourselves to sleep because
we had to adjust ourselves and get accustomed
to the weather, environment, and high altitude.
During the first day in Tibet, taking
bath or shower was not encouraged because our bodies'
temperature had not reached the condition
yet. I could only wash my face and went down the
lobby where our group gathered. Lunch
and dinner were to be served at the same restaurant. At
that time, one of our members – Chan,
felt very uncomfortable and ate very little. On the way
back to the hotel, we went to the front
of the hotel to look for some Tibetan souvernirs at stalls,
and I bought some and reserved some gifts
from a Tibetan woman for my friends. The night was
windy and cloudy, and the temperature
changed from time to time. I was told that Chan was very
seriously sick and went down the lobby
to seek help. At that time, some of our members were
still in the lobby, and quickly sent him
to the hotel clinic where he received oxygen. It was very
fortunate that he could feel that something
was wrong with him and managed to get to the lobby,
otherwise, he would be in danger.
( Lahsa City) |
On the third day, Cheeh and I woke up
very early.
We walked to the town to snap photos of Tibetan panoramic morning scene, and captured the picture of ' Potala Palace ' from afar.When we reached the hotel, all our members were in the lobby, but the tour leader and tour guide still had not turned up yet, and we waited for them in the bus. We had our breakfast at the same restaurant which we had our dinner yesterday. Everyone complained ! On this day we visited 'Potala Palace'. |
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