Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 12 (机场-拉萨-香格里拉-昆明-新加坡)

Day 12 - 7 Sept - Wed

today will b the flyg day~..today weather is gd~ as well as feeling~


took 1135am flight frm Lhasa to Kunming via Shangrila..


haf a surprise frm our Lhasa driver,who came find us again after sending us off..who noes they expect us to pay them for a show that we have no interest at all~ siao lo.pay for show tat we no watch? paid extra tip stil nt enuff.unreasonable..



anyway the flight so sian..keep stopover.. this time is at 香格里拉.. thou my 2nd time reach this place..but still damn sux..cos stil hv to come out of plane and go in again.. but too many pics during the flight journey.. saw many terraces..thinkg if the place i是红土地? hmm




rch 昆明 ard 3pm.. had a short trip ard Kunming..but took ard 2hrs to rch the first destination! jam like siao.. haiz.and the tour guide, wah~, tok non-stop until reached first stop.. but ok la,his job..i took nap and woke up and he stil tokg.. lol.. gd..


went to 翠湖..


had 过桥米线 for dinner...



and 普洱茶 tasting to end this short Kunming trip...


nw only hope this flight home has no stopover.. else really tiring esp when my left eye is swollen..haiz.. 2am to sg~ zzz..

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Things to share abt Tibet:

西藏4大怪
1) cow goat shit mixed with maize, dried up to cover hse wall for cold weather
2) for divorced couple, man will tk kids away as kids are guai, dun even wan any money or flats
3) portable toilet everywhr..guys face wall,ladies squat with their long skirts covered
4) radish sells as fruit instead of veg..as v juicy..

6 types of 葬仪式
天,水,土,树,埋,火

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 11 (日喀则-拉萨-藏獒园-藏香-食品-扎基寺-布达拉宫夜景)

Day 11 - 6 Sept - Tues

Was raining in the morn~ so heng tt is nt yest, else sure damn sian in Mt Everest basecamp.. so cold cold..god bless us..
brkfast same again.bread.sick of it.. told dad not to mk bread when we bk in sg..haha..

up bus to go bk to Lhasa thru route 318 liao..



went many visits today.. first is to go see 藏敖..doggie~! they r really big and nt cheap at all. but stil nt tt big as wat i seen in aust pet fair..


after tt went see hw they make 藏香.. den go buy local tibits..wahh, most of them are made of cows.. hmm.. gd thing is most of the items are allowed for food tasting.. at least can buy food tat we feel is nice..



went for our last temple visit.. 扎基寺.. actually we have already lost interest in all these visits.. is too many, thou is supposed to include all these in Tibet itinerary.. too many also sian rite? =X


dinner and bk ofc as we stil reject to see tibet tribe dancing..we rather go out walk walk..was drizzling when walkg out to tk nlght scene of Grand Potola palace.. heng din really rain big.. 天祝我们也



today last day liao..best hotel we had during this trip..DeKang 德康hotel in Lhasa..

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 10 (珠穆朗玛峰-日喀则)

Day 10 - 5 Sept - Mon

6am plus wakie to release water with a torch light.. looking up is starry sky~ so nice.. oh ya..during Lhasa stay, i saw satellite flying~ and another uncle saw one flying star! sian, cos i was too focused on lookg at the moving satellite, den no see it..so sad~ else can mk wishes.. pouts..

and soon is time to wakie for Mt Everest photo taking.. glad tt able to see the peak in clear view~ and heard tt last night the temp was like -10deg?! omg.. my 1st time again! woo~


hands and toes are all cold in pain..no appetite to have brkfast at all.. when our journey back to 拉萨, all of us tired until din even bother stop n tk scenery pic.. and also suddenly all of us feel sian of meals, cos every meal, we been eating all the same type pattern of dishes.. i have eaten the least in this trip.. think really grow thin liao..


missed all sg food.mum's cooked food,chix rice,sushi,wanton mee,pasta,kfc,mac..wahh... soon!! cant wait to go hm~

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 9 (日咯则-绒布寺-大本营-珠穆朗玛峰)

Day 9 - 4 Sept - Sun

today long day in bus again..



will be gng mt everest~! The main pt of this whole trip! journey thr is hard due to the bad conditino of the route.. and turning of corners involved..is worse than wala..but so far still ok.. round n round the route..


others drive landcruiser, but we drive our tour bus~ but at least stil ok..




slowly drive up to 5200m for juz a peek at Mt Everest of 8000+m high.. but we stil manage to see the peak!


but b4 went to tk pic, we visited another temple, which has the highest altitude..


had a sunset view of Mt Everest, but too bad, is too cloudy.. had juz a short look of the tip of the peak..



tonite is my first experience sleeping in base camp!! oh my god~ nvr expect to zz like tt..


dinner is cup noodles.. we slp in a tent wif 6 of us, plus the owners who will b zz behind the tent.. which means tt we no bathe again.. lol.. no water also.. peeing also gona settle outside in the cold night..

hoho..nice experience. but is better than wat i experienced during last china trip.. this time, i wore one long sleeve,one jkt, one winter, plus 1 blanket wrapped ard me and 1 blanket on top with 2 pairs of socks n 1 pair of gloves.. haa!! is thick, but juz sleep~ hope mid night nt tt cold n tml morn.. hope get to see gd view of everest.. pray again..


however, ard 3+ am, one auntie wakie with headache, asking for panadol.. thus woke me up and caused me to hv fast heartbeat..sux..dare nt move my body much, cos was kinda warm and comfy inside the 2 blankets..tryg to cont zz and calm myself down.. zzz

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 8 (羊卓雍措-帕拉庄园-扎什伦布寺-日喀则)

Day 8 - 3 Sept - Sat

had a v gd zz~..same brkfast as i always hv, bread n ceral n orange juice..

today will b long bus journey again..

went to 羊卓雍措..wah is an awesome scene.. the sea is SO BLUE~ with BLUE sky~ but damn cold n windy.. altitude is ard 4900m above sea lvl..




Went one place where rich pple stayed in last time..and their servants house.. can see that how rich pple treats their servants and enjoying their life..


next is temple visit at Lhasa 扎什伦布寺..


had lunch den went to see ice berg..niceee..


and soon dinner time liao..~~


den travelled to 日喀则 city liao.. tml will gng stay over at Mt Everest.. hope tml will nt b so cold..prayy

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 7 (林芝-巴松措-拉萨)

Day 7 - 2 Sept - Fri

wah today brkfast sux..nth to eat at all..cos b4 us, shld hv a big grp ate all the food liao. den no refill also.


today will b long bus journey bk to Lhasa.. went to 1st place, 巴松措, with one island in the centrr of a lake.. and will be looking at 3 attractions.. peach hugging 松树.. temple with human organs displayed outside.. one tree tat can show out the 12 horoscopes..




Gng back to Lhasa using Route 318.. today the route has time limits, which means that u muz travel to this checkpt at a certain timing.. else will be fined for speeding.. heard is.. 200RMB for 1 min.. siao ah~.. hmm..




zooom again til 8plus den can eat dinner..here has longer daytime..


tml gng 日喀则..

Tibet Trip 2011 - Day 6 (米拉山口-尼洋河中-南迦巴瓦峰-林芝)

Day 6 - 1 sept - Thurs

today morn feel much better after eatg the 高原med.. morn was v cold.. and today will b travelling to 林芝..


journey long and far far..been sitting in the car for almost 10-11hrs? so we only stopped when theres some special sceneries along the way..



1st real stop is our lunch..den travel again til duno where..


the peak..ard 7+ liao..is stil bright and cold~..

afternoon is real hot.. weather has a big range here..Cold - hot - sunny - cold..



had chix soup steamboat,which need to topup S$10 each..den finally bk to hotel..zzz..tiring day..