12 June 2007

塔尔寺


塔尔寺, originally uploaded by crassus08.

Journey to Tibet goes like this: Take plane to chengdu, china to visit the Temple of Marquis Wu (Zhuge Liang), then to Xining (another city to visit 塔尔寺) before taking the Tibetan Railway to Tibet as to acclimatise -- its a good way as people living in the lowland regions might suffer from an ailment termed Acute Mountain Syndrome (AMS) due to the sudden change in exposure to atmospheric pressure, which might even cause death. According to Lonely Planet, one tourist die each year due to AMS, so its better safe than sorry!

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