The 70km highway from the Lhasa Airport LXA to Lhasa is a teaser of what Tibet has to offer.
Rocky mountains surround the valley where the airport is located.
A long tunnel is cut right through the hard rock.
On the other side, a glacial valley if I ever see one. Am I back in South Island NZ?
Autumn in full swing.
The highway skirts the northern bank of Lhasa River.
A beautiful bend along Lhasa River.
Autumn leaves abound.
Beginning to look more and more like South Island NZ.
My first encounter with the Tibetan prayer flags.
Closer to Lhasa, and its river becomes more scenic.
Finally in my hotel room, my breads from Chengdu are bursting, thanks to Lhasa's low pressure.
Jingzhoi Rd towards the east, where my hotel is.
Junction of Jingzhoi Rd and Lingkuo Rd.
A halal butcher obliges. He then shows me some Quranic script, which to his delight, I read. He insists I should get a kopiah like his. I draw the line.
I just love her pose.
A young Muslim mum carries her baby to cross the wide Jingzhoi Rd.
The Sun is low in the western sky, and I return to the hotel.
Soon, dusk falls at Lhasa, and time to find some halal chow which I spotted earlier.
Found one, I promptly order dinner and the young man gets to work, with his family around us.
My dinner at last. Crispy tasty chicken with some spicy condiment. All for 8 Yuans.
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