by Martin | Apr 10, 2017 | Mount Everest 2017
Traveling to Xigatse today… VERY slow… 8 hours for 250km… driver only going 40km/h – apparently as there is a speed limit enforced by section control. hard to believe as EVERYONE was passing us…. continuing our...
by Martin | Apr 9, 2017 | Mount Everest 2017
Sightseeing tour – main attraction of course: Potala Palace (where the Dalai Lama used to live). Really impressive – just look at the pics (but as always hard to capture). Just try to imagine what an impression this made on Heinrich Harrer and Peter...
by Martin | Apr 8, 2017 | Mount Everest 2017
Today we finally arrived in Lhasa. Only approximately 19 hours later than scheduled – new record for me in regards to flight delays, hope this one stands forever. On the maps below you can see the distance between Lhasa and Chengdu in relation to Kathmandu! We...
by Martin | Apr 7, 2017 | Mount Everest 2017
We started today, 7:30am local time (Kathmandu) for Lhasa (Tibet). Flight to Lhasa is 1:30min – so you would expect this is done in no-time!!!!? Well, it is now 01:00am (local time) —- in Chengdu (Sergenti Hotel) which is further away...
by Martin | Apr 6, 2017 | Mount Everest 2017
Visiting several sites including: Swayambhu (स्वयम्भू) aka Monkey Temple Boudha Stupa Garden of Dreams Kathmandu Durbar Square Budhanilkantha Temple nice day – but enough temples now...
