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Posted On Thursday, September 6, 2012 at
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7:07 PM
by Alvin
It took some planning (years !) and we finally realised one of our dream journeys - Tibet (西藏) ! We came in on the Chengdu flight to the relative lowlands of Eastern Tibet (林芝), an easy 2,900M to acclimatise the altitude and the bright sunlight. The flight was scenic as we passed through numerous snow-capped mountains and the tiny (one baggage carousel) Linzhi Airport (林芝 米林) was welcoming, with a mild 20 degrees Celsius. We based in the new town of (八一鎮) and the fresh air and blue sky was invigorating. Linzhi was located relatively low at 2,900M, we did not feel much side-effects (headaches etc.), but to be safe, we went about town real slow, man (eat slow, talk little and each step taken in suspended motion) ! We felt a good vibe in this town and we stayed for 4 days to explore the valleys and temples.
We strolled along the cheerful milky green river of 尼洋河 on the first morning for 2 hours and arrived at the temple of 林芝尼洋閣. A funny side-note was that we actually scrambled up the back gate of the temple and the nice ticket collector man let us off and we left the temple grounds via the front entrance ! We spent the next two days venturing further to the town of 鲁朗鎮 and the temple of 喇嘛岭寺 and along these bus journeys, the mountains shone and the rivers sparkled in the clear pristine air. We expected more of the same as we would travel to Lhasa (拉薩) tomorrow - an 8 hours' bus ride.
It took some planning (years !) and we finally realised one of our dream journeys - Tibet (西藏) ! We came in on the Chengdu flight to the relative lowlands of Eastern Tibet (林芝), an easy 2,900M to acclimatise the altitude and the bright sunlight. The flight was scenic as we passed through numerous snow-capped mountains and the tiny (one baggage carousel) Linzhi Airport (林芝 米林) was welcoming, with a mild 20 degrees Celsius. We based in the new town of (八一鎮) and the fresh air and blue sky was invigorating. Linzhi was located relatively low at 2,900M, we did not feel much side-effects (headaches etc.), but to be safe, we went about town real slow, man (eat slow, talk little and each step taken in suspended motion) ! We felt a good vibe in this town and we stayed for 4 days to explore the valleys and temples.
We strolled along the cheerful milky green river of 尼洋河 on the first morning for 2 hours and arrived at the temple of 林芝尼洋閣. A funny side-note was that we actually scrambled up the back gate of the temple and the nice ticket collector man let us off and we left the temple grounds via the front entrance ! We spent the next two days venturing further to the town of 鲁朗鎮 and the temple of 喇嘛岭寺 and along these bus journeys, the mountains shone and the rivers sparkled in the clear pristine air. We expected more of the same as we would travel to Lhasa (拉薩) tomorrow - an 8 hours' bus ride.
