Before setting off for our planned trip, I went to take a look at Potala Palace. It is a palace and a temple built together on the top of a hill. Majestic and proud, it stood as the tallest building in the whole of Lhasa. I went alone and had to take a whole afternoon climbing up to the palace. Anyway, walking in Lhasa is heavy duty work. The altitude is high up, 3700 above sea level. Therefore, the air is thin and cold. Walking up a flight of stairs is like sprinting a 100metres. I was panting all the while when touring the palace.
Stay on to look at the Potala Palcae in the night and it gave a very different feel as compared to the day. Mysterious and grand at the same time.
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