Tibet

Our train departed in the late evening from Beijing. The train would take two days to cross China and land us in Lhasa. 

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Lhasa

The most populous and largest city in Tibet is Lhasa. During our visit in January locals flocked to the city to stock up on goods and complete pilgrimages. 

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Towards Everest

The farthest and most remote destination on the trip was the Everest basecamp. It took a lot of days and military checkpoints to get there and along the way we discovered a lot of amazing hospitality. We stopped at a few monastaries as we gained altitude on the way to Everest. It turned out, as usual, that the destination proved to be just a fragment of the adventure. 

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