Our trips to Lhasa begin or end with a jet flight directly over Mt. Everest. (Photo: J. Otto) |
The Potala Palace is probably the most well known building in Lhasa. (Photo: J. Otto) |
The interior of the Potala contains more solid gold then you will ever see in one place. (Photo: J. Otto) |
We will have a chance to dine very well. (Photo: D.L. Mazur) |
Our hotel in old Lhasa is a clean and comfortable place to stay and to have a refreshing hot shower, a few feet from this medieval neighborhood, the Barkhor. (Photo: J. Otto) |
No visit to Lhasa is complete without spinning a few prayer wheels. (Photo: J. Otto) |
Mountaineering is memorialized here in a statue celebrating the first Chinese ascent of Everest. (Photo: D.L. Mazur) |
In June of 1999, we had dinner with Wang Fu Zhou, the first Chinese climber atop Everest. He is now president of the Mountaineering Association. (Photo: J. Otto) |
A colorful parade and festivities add to our enjoyment of this marvelous city. (Photo: D.L. Mazur) |
