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Trucks and buses are not allowed to cross the Friendship Bridge so cargo is unloaded and goods are carried by head-strap, up hill across the bridge and through immigration ( I am guessing almost 1 mile)
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Again, women doing the heavy lifting.Carrying goods to waiting trucks on the other side of the border in Nepal.
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Our first meal in Tibet, yak thukpa, was served in this woman's home while "Chinese Idol" plays on the TV at the left.
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The buildings were constructed directly into the steep mountainside. At one point I heard rushing water and I found this spot with a waterfall gushing right between the buildings.
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All of the vehicles in town belonged either to our group or a group of 80 Indians on pilgrimage to Kailash.
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These were the mountains we could see before dark. Because of the delay, we did not get to our hostel in Tingri until 1:00 AM. Brrrr... it was so cold
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The landscape had changed dramatically from the lush green we were surrounded by at sunset.
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It was unbelievably exhilerating to look at these gorgeous mountains and think, "Wow! these are the Himalayas".
