September 16, 2019 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☁️ 29 °CMain city in the North of Sri Lanka and the main city in the Tamil portion of the country. First is the largest Hindu temple in Sri Lanka. The Tamil are majority Hindu. The rest of the country isRead more
September 12, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 0 °CTibet side of Mt Everest. The first three pics are Everest at dawn. 4th is the monument honoring the geophysical determination of the elevation at the top of Everest. 5th looks at part of EBC, and theRead more
September 11, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C5,253 meters, 17,235 feet. Another new high elevation for me. 6 pictures around here. Many if the mountains over 8,000 meters. Tibetan prayer flags, sheep too, if you look closely
September 10, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 12 °CElevation 5,056 meters, almost 17,000 feet, my first time above 5,000 meters, I think. First is me at the pass, followed by looks at the glacier, a 7200 meter peak and the road ad through the top ofRead more
September 10, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C4795 meters above sea level. 15,733 feet 6 views from both sides
September 10, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 13 °COverlooking the Bramhaputra River. Lake Yamdrok. Yaks dressed up for tourists. Karola glacier. Tibet mountain road, and the crazy part is you can't see the half of it.
September 9, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °CAnother Buddhist monastery. The main event here is the monks debating. The first 4 pictures look at the gate and buildings. The last 2 look at the monks in active debate. This is a high energyRead more
September 9, 2019 in China ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Dating to the 7th century, it was updated by the 5th Dalai Lama In the 17th century when it became the residence of the Dalai Lama and center of Tibetan governance.
The first pic is of the palace fromRead more
September 8, 2019 in China ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
The first monastery in Tibet and the place from where Buddhism spread throughout Tibet. It is also the home of the only statue in the world of the Buddha at 12 years old dating from his lifetime.
TheRead more
