Just the average altitude.
Mmmmmm. Ramen noodles. Literally the only thing people eat on the train. I brought a homemade pizza…roughing it.
This is a view from my “bunk” on the train to Lhasa. These beds are stacked 3 high on two different sides and are incredibly cramped for a huge foreigner like myself. You can see the baby who pee’d on in the background if you look close.
And away we go… About 20 minutes out. Hoping to not get peed on again. Can I explain how much I don’t want that to happen again. 24 hours to go over the Chang Tang, Kekexili, etc…
So in China some people choose to let their children pee everywhere rather than using diapers. Her mom didn’t even apologize as if it was my fault that my leg was in the way. Not the way I was anticipating starting the trip.
Getting ready for a 24 hour train ride and then 3 days of shooting and design. First trip back to Lhasa since 2006.
As some of you saw in my last blog post, I was lucky enough to spend last weekend at the LaRu festival in Rebkong valley. Rebkong is extremely famous throughout Tibet and is the artistic heart of the area. At the center of that heart is the Thangka (pronounced ‘tanka’). Thangkas are traditional hand created…