Mary Loosemore:
My vast room at the Tailong Plaza Hotel, Beijing
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Yanjing Beer: the first beer of the trip!
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Dinner in Beijing: mapo tofu and chewy algae
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Empty ceramic yoghurt pots, Beijing
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Welcome on board Air China: in flight catering lunchbox
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Meandering river, modern road, flying towards the Tibetan Plateau
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Valleys narrow, flying towards the Tibetan Plateau
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Green and red, valleys and jagged hills, flying towards the Tibetan Plateau
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Clouds above the clustering hills, flying towards the Tibetan Plateau
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Snow-topped hills, flying towards the Tibetan Plateau
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Hills grow into mountains, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Snow capped peaks descent steeply into valleys, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Snow capped peaks and narrow river valleys, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Snow capped peaks and mountain top glaciers, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
Mary Loosemore:
Snow capped peaks and mountain top glaciers, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
Mary Loosemore:
Snow capped peaks and mountain top glaciers, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
Mary Loosemore:
Snow capped peaks, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
Mary Loosemore:
Snow capped peaks and mountain top glaciers, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Dirty snow and ice: snow capped peaks and valley glaciers, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
Mary Loosemore:
Snow capped peaks, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Snow capped peaks and mountain top glacier, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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A river valley and hanging glacier on the roof of the world, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Mountains and lakes on the roof of the world, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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River valley crossroads, on the roof of the world, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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A fertile valley on the roof of the world, flying over the Tibetan Plateau
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Approaching Lhasa, the Kyi Chu river valley in the Himalayan Mountains
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Almost able to touch the mountains: approaching Lhasa
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Stuffed tomatoes, veggie salads, chips and green tea - a lunch feast at the Kyichu Hotel, Lhasa
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Nicole relaxing under a peach tree in the gardens of the Kyichu Hotel, Lhasa
Mary Loosemore:
Chez Fran and Mary - our lovely room at the Kyichu Hotel, Lhasa
