The People of Tibet

8 October 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Ilse, the paparazzi, took some stunning pictures from Tibetan people.

DéGé (德格) by Jun Chen

8 October 2013.Reading time less than 1 minute.

Enjoy the pictures, taken with a special Leica wide angle lens…
See his website www.tzphoto.net for more information.

The North Tibetan Highway (Part 4) : DéGé (德格)

8 October 2013.Reading time 13 minutes.

It is time to continue our trip… The weather feels like us, sad that we have to leave this beautiful oasis. The rain pours down.
Luckily we don’t have to wait a long time for a minivan to MaNiGanGe, a dirty place full of roadworks. We want to leave this place as soon as possible, so we just eat a delicious thukpa (noodles and yak meat) and search then for a minivan to DeGe… After some discussing about prices – here they really try to lure us – we take a van to DeGe, over the famous Chola pas on 5050m, guarded by the majestic Chola Shan (6168m).

The North Tibetan Highway (Part 3) : Darjay Gompa (大金寺)

8 October 2013.Reading time 12 minutes.

When we arrive there, we head to the guesthouse, a little further uphill… We are greeted by an oasis of rest, a very friendly monk and a quit, nice sleeping room.
Hmmm, this gives another feeling. We love this place at first sight.
The monk offers to prepare a meal for us, just a pair of instant noodles. We were hoping on some vegetables, but not this time.

The North Tibetan Highway (Part 2) : GanZi (甘孜)

8 October 2013.Reading time 7 minutes.

GanZi itself is another dirty, dusty and extremely noisy town… We take a small hostel a little off the main road, securing a more quiet rest. For dinner we find a small Tibetan restaurant, away from the crowds and horn blowing cars, exploited by friendly locals. We plan to leave this town as soon as possible, but an old monastery asks our attention.