Independence Day and there are no fireworks here. Gratitude for gardens, for people who put doing right before ideology (thanks Justice Roberts), for all those whose lives and works have contributed to the on-going experiment that is our country. And there's thinking about traveling done--traveling to do. And last … [Read more...] about Since “Returning”
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Our Last Day in Lhasa
June 11, Day 25 Sino Swiss Hotel, Beijing 11:10 pm It's odd being back here--our Tibetan adventure sandwiched in three weeks between these definitely Western stays at this hotel. As we flew out of Lhasa this afternoon Tibet seemed to disappear in the clouds, something like the closing of a dream. Our last day in … [Read more...] about Our Last Day in Lhasa
Favorite Memories
Day 25 - June 11, Lhasa Airport, @ 8:03 a.m. Beijing time (alt 3600 m.) At nine we have breakfast with Jinpa and Mr. Lee. I still have to pack a ski pole. Then everything will be zipped in. What a huge experience to say good-bye to. There were times it seemed it would never end but it did, as all things do. As I … [Read more...] about Favorite Memories
Returning to Lhasa
June 10, Day 24, Shigatse, 9:14 a.m. Beijing time, Alt. 4000 m. We leave for Lhasa in about 20 minutes. That which seemed endless in the wide-open Aru Basin is now quickly ending. Even now before it is quite over the difficult experiences are turning into good memories--not that I won't enjoy a hot shower or won't … [Read more...] about Returning to Lhasa
The Shigatse Market
June 9, Friday, Day 23, 7:47 a.m. Beijing time, Shigatse, altitude 4000 m. Well, I just watched the cook leave, again. He left early on Wednesday to get back to Lhasa but we kept running into him. I think he must like traveling with Jinpa and Mr. Lee. He was really a character. Every morning he'd get up, do his daily … [Read more...] about The Shigatse Market
Re-Tracing Our Steps
June 8, 2006 Thursday, Day 22, 7:05 Beijing time, alt. 4000 meters Today we drove from Raza to Shigatse. There was much road work and gravel roads, except for the last 1/4 of the trip. We passed through rural areas today--lots of sheep, yak, goats and fields of barley. We re-traced our steps in some instances … [Read more...] about Re-Tracing Our Steps
