2006 April - Lhasa to Shigatse
April 22nd - Leaving Shigatse
Tractor |
Tractor |
Looking towards the Brahmaputra valley |
April 22nd - Brahmaputra (Yarlung Tsampo) River gorge
Ruth |
Me |
Ruth |
April 22nd - Along the wide Brahmaputra River valley
Ruth |
Looking down the Brahmaputra valley |
Me, Tej, Tenzing at lunch |
Ruth and gang eating |
View from restaurant |
April 22nd - The Brahmaputra River valley to Shigatse
Dry, sandy valley |
Wider section of the Brahmaputra |
Ruth and the jeep |
Ruth, me by the river |
River view |
April 22nd - Shigatse (3860m)
Shigatse main street |
Looking up to the ruined fortress |
Yak milk butter |
April 22nd - Up to the Shigatse fortress
Alleyway up to the fortress |
Alleyway up to the fortress |
Tej,Ruth,Kailesh and Shigatse |
Shigatse |
Ruth and Shigatse |
Typical Tibetan dwelling and drying Yak dung |
April 22nd - Around Shigatse
Typical Tibetan door flap |