Btw I miss Tibet very much but I can’t tell what exactly is so attractive about Tibet.
People always ask me how did I spend my 3 weeks at Tibet. I think my answers are doing no justice to the wonderful experiences I had in Tibet. This is what I would say: visited holy sites, monasteries, did some shopping, peed in the nature for the first time, bickered with my parents, as usual, had to climb many many steps to very elevated landmarks e.g. Potola palace and Lhamo Lhaso lake, ate a lot…. Honestly, I can only name these few because that was all the itinerary had (excluding the bickering part, it was never planned for lol ).
The reason why I’m still bringing this up when it has passed for 4 months, is that I’m planning to go Ladakh, commonly known as “little Tibet”, in June. I really hope to go…
Anyway, the last trip to Tibet was very special to me because I was granted refuge in the holy land. It was just a simple ceremony and nothing radical has happened since then, just added a new meaning to my life.
There were so many images I wished to capture and I think I did… I realise that I can recall many of them without depending on my pictures as I’m doing this entry. I can imagine the scorching touch of the sun rays at Tibet, the occasional dry winds and the cool climate that always leave my fingers cold. I can recognise the stale butter-incense smell at the monasteries which sometimes infuses into my temple mildly. I remember how the natives enjoy their walks and always mumble or chant under their breath regardless of being in groups or solitary. That makes the busy streets somehow lively in a non-messy way…