April 27 Lhasa
Sleep nearly 11 points, came as somewhat of a headache after waking up, eating the stars 100 enjoin, feeling as if better. Take a taxi to the Nepalese Consulate General (10 million), successfully won a 60-day visa. Lydia, again met at the consulate, he asked if I could find other people carpool, the price is about 300. Consulate in Beijing after leaving the road to see IC telephone, give home I called, I did not the message a few days, the parents seemed anxious bad.
Then sit down to the Drepung CMB 3-way junction (2 million), in this intersection can be seen on the slopes of Drepung, but in fact there is still a long way to go uphill. I started walking along the road, and later see several Tibetans is taking the mountain path, just behind them, I think should always be near some of it, so about 30 minutes walk to the temple entrance. I see someone say the Internet from the edge into the temple may not Maimen Piao, so I went along with a few monks went to fetch water.
I do not know whether there is the afternoon of the relationship between the parameters of God temple followers and tourists were very low. Drepung's size, I have some scratching their heads at once, just innocently walking along the road up the hill. Later, I met a monk lead the initiative throughout the tour, before we know all along the small hall and the courtyard can be entered. He also invited me to his house to go, I think this family should be referred to his residence at the temple, so that good to go after visiting the Basilica. By 2:00 or so, Lama said he was embarrassed to have to leave something happens, I think in his hand several great books, estimated to be going to classes (there is a great Drepung Monastery School of Economics), in relation, and He broke up. Later, it began to snow, and good in only 20 minutes down the days to clear up, and the temple of the golden roofs relieved against the blue sky, it is very magnificent. I'm just a person wandering in the temple, visited the Jampa Buddha Statue and large kitchen and other places. In a small courtyard have also seen the remains of the wall of the Cultural Revolution: You should be concerned about national affairs, we should be in the end the Cultural Revolution of the proletariat.
After leaving the temple of the way through college, which the monks are very enthusiastic, insisted I sit for a while, but also introduced me to present an Lama is the English teachers, that teachers take the initiative to come up with their textbooks to me. The contents of text mainly about the history of Tibetan Buddhism and the Drepung, and by college students ought to learn. Lamas who had heard that most would say a good command of English, just ask for directions to a small lama, he was due to speak Chinese very well, but also asked me Can you speak English.
I'm afraid too late, Terakado will close, so did not take long sitting on the left. Tractor sitting in the temple entrance to the foot of the mountain crossing (1 million), and then ride back to Beijing Road, 3 Road, near the Pakistan (2 million), walking back to the hotel. In the cafe downstairs to the family sent an E-mail, report the case the past few days. Here are charged 5 yuan per 45 minutes, I went to 1 hour, it has only taken me 5 yuan. Today dinner ate potatoes and tomatoes in a bowl of soup silk (13 million), only a little to eat a little bit afraid to eat too full at night uncomfortable. Later, the bulletin board at the auspicious entrance to see two foreigners to leave Lhasa - Shigatse - Gyantse - Everest - Zhangmu this line, the cost is about 1,200 yuan, so went to their homes to look for them to ride Pentoc Guest House . Our lines are basically the same, but they have to do approval, saying that next Tuesday or three to go, for me it seems a bit late. Today, the feeling seems much better night's sleep is also very good, it seems the basic mountain sickness has passed.
April 28 Lhasa
At 8 am, got up, mainly because of the good sense to sleep yesterday.
Heard that the Jokhang Temple is only open in the morning, so 9:00 to go out, walk to the Jokhang Temple. Temple entrance there are already many people knock a long head, I had to carefully choose the final goal of the territory's empty into the door. First, the door along with his followers turn full circle around the hall, around the exhausted out from a side door. Where the ticket was written the words, I have to buy a ticket, but the old man sitting over there, pointing inside Let me go. So I just muddle and from side door in, only to find just now that there is the entrance hall and went inside. To the temple I am a little nervous, not indiscriminately go for fear the wrong direction, committed what taboo. Tibetans also was seen as clockwise, counterclockwise are gone, daring also big up. A total of three-story hall in the middle of the Buddha three stories high, each layer of the walls there are many small hall. Believers or holders of butter lamps, or holding a thermos bottle filled with butter, a side of a palace to pay homage to the light side of Riga butter. Main hall there are still a few monks in a scale called the faithful side sent a large bag butter, I think that the donation and the Chinese temple incense were roughly similar. Anyway, four weeks pervasive butter flavor, on the ground has also accumulated a thick layer of oil.
At the bottom of an inconspicuous wall a black object, as if I've seen in other people's travels, saying that what the voice can be heard from where they see several Tibetans listen to, and it will bring Coushang ears to listen. I do not know I was not endowed with wisdom, or around the recitation sound too loud, did not hear anything anyway. In a small temple, with a benign countenance of the old lama mystery let me look at a corner inside a thing, I seem to see a small animal, but it did not quite understand what it fetish.
Out after the hall, followed by a team of Japanese tourists on the back of the roof of the Jokhang Temple, the Potala Palace and from here you can see the Golden temple. One of the Japanese also came in English, told me that if I want to take pictures, he can help me to shoot. I mainly shoot landscapes and architecture, on the film from his own interest in not quite large, but Shengqingnanque, they asked him to help me to shoot the two.
Friends bid farewell to Japan after they visited the stroll on the roof. Then heard the song came, was originally a group of people in the renovation of the roof. Had heard that Tibetans like singing in the workforce, was no exception, we saw that they were divided into two rows, men and women of all stations in a row, take turns singing labor. I did not understand what they are singing, and could feel the beautiful harmony singing, one would not want to leave.
Beyond it is a golden dome, no tourists, need to pay 10 yuan tickets. I think it's expensive, they fall back to the songs, after listening for a while and think about finally come time to a mere 10 yuan is not on the golden dome is really silly, so he ran after it. Surprisingly, the lamas janitor, said: "you are a student ah, do not ticket." How good people, ah!
According to the gold-roofed finished left out sihou not far from the national mall. Stalls outside the shopping malls stall holders say that doing business difficult, almost noon, not opened, so I'm the cheaper, to take over paying the money to use the money beating each commodity.
Then come to woo the west have Extension junctions Xinhua Bookstore to buy a set of postcards (5 million) and a calling card, and then use tricycles to Lhasa bus station (5 million). List is a shuttle bus to the camphor, but the selling of votes have to say that many people actually chartered bus before opening. 2-way to return Pakistan to sit near the Jokhang Temple (2 million), and then walk back to the hotel. FIT plateau downstairs in the hotel reception centers have recently asked a question not of the empty can reach under the camphor Jietuan, but the asking price 500 yuan, I think Guile Dian. To call home, my father proposed to give up Yamdrok Lake tomorrow, the first ride the shuttle bus to Shigatse think of ways to camphor. It seems gains will lose, with the unexpected trip to Nepal, in Tibet, always give up a little here.
This time is 15 o'clock, because tomorrow will have to leave Lhasa, so quickly take the tricycle to the Potala Palace (3 million). Student tickets as long as 10 yuan, and asked clearly into the garden after closing time. Potala Palace, built on mountains, in the vicinity to see is appears too tall and majestic. I am up the stairs, I do not feel difficult. By the White House access, within the living room of the Dalai Lama met with Chen Yi, and so on. There are Amitayus Buddhist temple and many other small hall, each corner of the nave are usually one or two monks, I went in they are always first to say hello, they're also a friendly response. Hall of Sight one by one to see a concept is said to be naturally occurring sandalwood audio, there are five, six, seven, nine and so a few of the pagoda of the Dalai Lama. Potala Palace, the house quite a lot of circuitous, unknowingly been living in the Red Palace, there are several Buddhist temple is the ancient palace of the Dalai Lama and chambers. Here on the Golden Summit should also be 10 yuan, and again in his capacity as a result of the students had removed. Jinding beauty do not need to say, but unfortunately it did backlighting is not very good pictures. Then they looked at a few Hall, where the King built the first hole is said to be part of the palace. Intrauterine very dark, not many tourists, and often I am the only one person. After the foot of the mountain from the mountain, then around the back to the front of the Potala Palace Square to shoot a few Potala Palace, panoramic view, but it began to snow Shiyou, there is no blue sky as background, the number of some regret.
About 5 o'clock they take 2-way car to bus station (2 million) to buy a ticket for tomorrow 9:30 to Shigatse (38 million). Near the train station after dinner (9 million), still Zuoju Hui Jokhang Temple (2 million). Nearby, in the street was bought some gadgets, such a late surprise, there are stall holders told me not opened, I do not know was true or false. Back to the hotel on the road to the Pentoc Guest House to stay in a note to the two foreigners, this can not be a peer.
Author: clamge