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POTW: Sera Monastery Debate

POTW: Sera Monastery Debate

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Feb 26, 2012 | Asia, Black and White, POTW, Tibet, Travel

I have a confession to make… this picture is lying to you.  The monk sitting down didn’t actually get slapped; but I like the photo because it appears that he did! A couple months ago a friend of the family gave me a...
by Dan Thompson Feb 26, 2012
Hotel Review: Yake Hotel

Hotel Review: Yake Hotel

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Jun 1, 2011 | Asia, Tibet, Travel

My wife and I stayed here several nights in May of 2010 and enjoyed our stay here. We found the rooms to be clean. As others have mentioned, if you get a room on the street side of the building, ask to be moved...
by Dan Thompson Jun 1, 2011
POTW: The Tibetan Monk

POTW: The Tibetan Monk

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Oct 24, 2010 | Asia, City / Street, POTW, Tibet, Travel

The last in a three part (1, 2) series on Tibet; a Tibetan monk on his way to one of the Buddhist temples in Lhasa.  When I think Tibet, three things pop in my head: Mt. Everest, the Potala Palace, and monks.  I’ll...
by Dan Thompson Oct 24, 2010
POTW: Lhasa, Tibet and the Potala Palace

POTW: Lhasa, Tibet and the Potala Palace

Asia

by Dan Thompson | Oct 9, 2010 | Asia, City / Street, POTW, Tibet, Travel

I think it was the movie ‘Seven Years in Tibet’ that really caught my attention for this area of the world, but whatever it was, I felt that no trip to China would be complete without stopping here.  Without question,...
by Dan Thompson Oct 9, 2010

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