Stage 30: On the roof of the world - from Lhasa to Kathmandu


Stage 30 takes us through the highest mountain region in the world – the Himalayas await. But on the very first day, we face an all-important question: Will we all receive our entry permits for Tibet? Unfortunatlely, because of the 50th anniversary of the flight of the Dalai Lama, this was by no means certain. But everything went well: Three group members received their permits for Tibet at the airport in Beijing. 

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17.04.2009: Lhasa - man sewing shoes
17.04.2009: Lhasa - man sewing shoes
17.04.2009: Lhasa - souvenir stand
17.04.2009: Lhasa - souvenir stand
17.04.2009: Lhasa - pilgrims
17.04.2009: Lhasa - pilgrims
17.04.2009: Lhasa - "prostration" before the Jokhang Temple
17.04.2009: Lhasa - "prostration" before the Jokhang Temple
19.04.2009: Lhasa - Potala Palace
19.04.2009: Lhasa - Potala Palace
20.04.2009: Lhasa - group photo outside the Lhasa Hotel
20.04.2009: Lhasa - group photo outside the Lhasa Hotel
20.04.2009: Lhasa - cars in front of the Potala Palace
20.04.2009: Lhasa - cars in front of the Potala Palace
20.04.2009: Shigatse - pilgrims in front of the Tashilhunpo monastery
20.04.2009: Shigatse - pilgrims in front of the Tashilhunpo monastery
20.04.2009: Tashilhunpo - monks printing prayer flags in the monastery
20.04.2009: Tashilhunpo - monks printing prayer flags in the monastery
20.04.2009: Tashilhunpo - the group spins prayer wheels
20.04.2009: Tashilhunpo - the group spins prayer wheels
20.04.2009: Shigatse - helping locals stuck in the sand
20.04.2009: Shigatse - helping locals stuck in the sand
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (1)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (1)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (2)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (2)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (3)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (3)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (4)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (4)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (5)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (5)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (6)
21.04.2009: Shigatse - views from the tour (6)
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - the mighty mountain towers above the traffic
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - the mighty mountain towers above the traffic
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - the group in the shadow of the magnificent mountain
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - the group in the shadow of the magnificent mountain
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - prayer flags
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - prayer flags
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - XWORLD and young herder driving yaks
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - XWORLD and young herder driving yaks
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - Rokbuh monastery
22.04.2009: Mount Everest - Rokbuh monastery
23.04.2009: Friendship Highway - stones in the road
23.04.2009: Friendship Highway - stones in the road
23.04.2009: Friendship Highway - waiting at the road block (just outside of Dram)
23.04.2009: Friendship Highway - waiting at the road block (just outside of Dram)
23.04.2009: Tingri - group photo
23.04.2009: Tingri - group photo
24.04.2009: Bhaktapur - in the old town
24.04.2009: Bhaktapur - in the old town
25.04.2009: Tribhuvan Raipath Highway - negotiating traffic
25.04.2009: Tribhuvan Raipath Highway - negotiating traffic
26.04.2009: Chitwan - boat trip in the national park
26.04.2009: Chitwan - boat trip in the national park
26.04.2009: Chitwan - elephant riding in the national park
26.04.2009: Chitwan - elephant riding in the national park
26.04.2009: Chitwan - bathing with elephants
26.04.2009: Chitwan - bathing with elephants
28.04.2009: Kathmandu - "Mountainflight"
28.04.2009: Kathmandu - "Mountainflight"
28.04.2009: Kathmandu - a yogi
28.04.2009: Kathmandu - a yogi