27 November 2006

Potala Palace


No photos are allowed inside here, so Google it and check it out. It's a massive fortress, now Unesco site, looking out imperially over Lhasa. The former Dalai Lamas Lived here, and many are entombed here. Through the dark, winding corridors, you come across many prayer rooms, gold figures of Hindu-Bhuddism, and the many gods they span. There are many pilgrims and monks offering burning wax and money. So warm and quiet is it inside, you forget about the big, cold city outside.
Splendid!

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Wow! Beautiful description. Thanks for that. B