24 septembre 2023, Allemagne ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
My plan so far:
Fly to China and visit 2,5 days Beijing, continue to Xining to take the night train to Lhasa. Travel 2 weeks through Tibet including a 3 days trek around Mt. Kailash. Continue to myEn savoir plus
ChineQinghai ShengXining36°37’11” N 101°48’45” E
28 septembre 2023, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Riding a night train was one point on my vision board for 2023. Going to Tibet was on my bucket list. So why not combining both of it?! Here I am, sitting/lying on my upper bunk bed in a night train,En savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionJibenggangJokhang29°39’13” N 91°7’60” E
29 septembre 2023, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
I made it to Lhasa/Tibet or should I better say Lhasa/China? Apparently Tibet nowadays belongs to China.
Short summery about the history of Tibet:
It grew into a great military power and carved forEn savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionSelagunbaSera29°41’48” N 91°7’57” E
30 septembre 2023, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Sera was founded in 1419 by Sakya Yeshe, a disciple of Tsongkhapa also known by the honorific title Jamchen Chöje. In its heyday, Sera hosted five colleges of instruction, but at the time of theEn savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionJibenggang29°39’24” N 91°7’10” E
1 octobre 2023, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 8 °C
Lhasa’s cardinal landmark and home to every Dalai Lama from the fifth to 14th, the Potala is one of the great wonders of world architecture. As has been the case with centuries of pilgrims beforeEn savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionLhasa ShiDagar29°19’59” N 90°41’12” E
2 octobre 2023, Chine ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Today was our first day in the direction of Kailash. We passed the Gampala Pass (4.790m) and stopped at the Yamdrok Lake (4.400m). We continued our drive to the Karola Glacier viewpoint (5.000m) andEn savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionZhashilunbu29°16’9” N 88°52’8” E
2 octobre 2023, Chine ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
About 250km southwest of Lhasa and 90km northwest of Gyantse lies Shigatse (Rìkāzé), Tibet’s second-largest town and the traditional capital of Tsang province. Shigatse is a modern, sprawlingEn savoir plus
3 octobre 2023, Chine
For foreign travellers, Everest Base Camp has become one of the most popular destinations in Tibet, offering the chance to gaze on the magnificent north face of the world’s tallest peak, Mt Everest.En savoir plus
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionZhuzhu29°52’8” N 83°46’59” E
5 octobre 2023, Chine ⋅ ☀️ 2 °C
ChineTibet Autonomous RegionBaga31°0’55” N 81°15’34” E
6 octobre 2023, Chine ⋅ ☀️ -1 °C
Mount Kailash considered being central of the world and the holy snow peak for Hindu, Buddhist, Jain and Bon. Thousand of pilgrimages go there every year walking around the peak but it is neverEn savoir plus
