by dan.thompson | Feb 26, 2012 | Asia, Black and White, POTW, Tibet, Travel
I have a confession to make… this picture is lying to you. The monk sitting down didn’t actually get slapped; but I like the photo because it appears that he did! A couple months ago a friend of the family gave me a bunch of photography magazines that she was done... 
by dan.thompson | Jun 1, 2011 | Asia, Tibet, Travel
My wife and I stayed here several nights in May of 2010 and enjoyed our stay here. We found the rooms to be clean. As others have mentioned, if you get a room on the street side of the building, ask to be moved immediately. The constant honking of the cars on the... 
by dan.thompson | Oct 24, 2010 | Asia, POTW, Tibet, Travel
The last in a three part (1, 2) series on Tibet; a Tibetan monk on his way to one of the Buddhist temples in Lhasa. When I think Tibet, three things pop in my head: Mt. Everest, the Potala Palace, and monks. I’ll admit to craning my neck in the car as we past our... 
by dan.thompson | Oct 9, 2010 | Asia, POTW, Tibet, Travel
I think it was the movie ‘Seven Years in Tibet’ that really caught my attention for this area of the world, but whatever it was, I felt that no trip to China would be complete without stopping here. Without question, I’m glad we went. Lhasa was Holly and I’s... 