Entries by AlanPaul

Tibet continued…

What a great coda to our time in China. Tibet was really fabulous. It is a mythical place and yet it did not disappoint. Not to bad to look at, huh? These pictures were taken in a few different places. The ones with the yeks and the blues, blue water in the lake were a […]

Tibetan Portraits

Few people travel to Tibet in winter, in fear of it being too cold. But the weather was a pleasant surprise. Though t e mornings and evenings were cold – probably about 25-30 degrees – the days were warmed by a strong sun. It was 50-55 degrees – considerably warmer than Beijing – and really […]

Lhasa Day Three

Well, my camera broke yesterday. Luckily, we had a spare, pocket camera.. until that broke too. I don’t know what is going on. Perhaps the altitude? Neither was dropped or anything.. worked and then didn’t. Anyhow, I did get a lot of great pictures beforehand and they will hopefully surface sooner or later. We went […]

Lhasa Day Three

Well, my camera broke yesterday. Luckily, we had a spare, pocket camera.. until that broke too. I don’t know what is going on. Perhaps the altitude? Neither was dropped or anything.. worked and then didn’t. Anyhow, I did get a lot of great pictures beforehand and they will hopefully surface sooner or later. We went […]

Lhasa Day 2

We made the rounds today. Visited Potala Palace, highest and largest palace in the world in the morning, then the Bokhur Market, filled with pilgrims circling the city and the Jokhur Temple.. the holiest of holy spots for Tibetan Buddhism. In front there are lines of pilgrims prostrating themselves. Our guide some people do it […]

Made it to Lhasa

We are in Lhasa, chilling now at the Himalaya Hotel. Lo and behold, they have internet access pathetically, the first thing I did was check if the Steelers won and read up n the game. It is an illness. We basically just pulled in from the airport and came here, meandering through town a bit. […]

Lhasa, Here we come

B and I go to Lhasa, Tibet tomorrow morning for four days. We will be bcak late Monday night. Kids are staying at different friends. Our last great travel adventure for now. Details to follow, eventually.

In the Kitchen

Hou ayi shows Jacob how to roll out cookies. I am going to really miss her and not just her fantastic food. She is a great person in addition to being a great cook and wonderful employee. She made us this huge needlepoint as a going-away present. I will take a picture and get that […]

Great article about China

I generally really like James Fallows’ work a lot. He is very sensible, writes cleanly and clearly — and we share most of the same opinions. This is very convenient. Latest point in hand is this story about how and why China has such a hard time projecting anything a reasonable international image.