One
of the many beautiful mosques covered in blue tiles. Isfahan, Iran. |
The ancient ruins of Moenjodaro, Pakistan, dating back
to 2500 BC.
A school class with their teacher leading the way pass the "Do not
climb" to climb the ruins. |
This
crazy Canadian dude sure was happy to fire a few rounds with a Kalashnikov.
Darra, Pakistan.
Darra in near the Afghanistan border and is living of making and selling
copy guns. No, the authorities have little control here. |
A
Darra style toilet. |
Lahore, Pakistan. |
Sign explaining the Sikh religion. Amritsar,
India. Like one should never cut the hair since one receives cosmic
energy through the hair. |
Village
in the Ganges delta, Bangladesh. |
The
fascinating city of Kathmandu, Nepal. |
On
the "Roof of the World", kids in Tibet. |
Hitching with Chinese trucks on the road from Nepal to Lhasa, Tibet.
A bit chilly during winter. This flat landscape is at 5000m. |
Part
of the huge Tashilhunpo monastery at Shigatse, Tibet. |
Meat for sale in Shigatse. Luckily I don't eat meat. |
The Tibetan Fort in Gyantse. |
Offerings to Buddha. Mainly Yak butter (smells Yak). |
Prayer
time in a Tibetan monastery. |
Standing on top of the 1300 years old Jokhang Temple overlooking the
main square in Lhasa, Tibet. |
The
Aussie Alan Dunn (who walked 1000 km from Nepal to Lhasa in six
weeks!!!) overlooking the valley. |
This monastery was destroyed with thousands other monasteries by the
chinese, mostly during the "Cultural Revolution" 1966-67. China still occupy
Tibet and the Tibetans live and are treated like 2nd class citizen. |
The Potala palace in Lhasa, Tibet. One of the architectural wonders
of the world. Once the centre of the Tibetan government and the winter
palace of the Dalai Lama (who now lives in Dharamsala, India) |
Me standing freezing outside the Railway station in Golmud, China. |
Alan
Dunn with a friendly and helpful chinese guy, Ning Jing. Some railway station
in China. |
River crossing in northern Vietnam. |
The
lovely village of Hoi An south of Danang, Vietnam. |
Lili and Zita, two Danish girls on a boat tour in the Mekong delta,
Vietnam. |
The
sign of the Caodai religion who mixes belief from both west and eastern.
Vietnam. |
A
happy Buddha at the Caodai Great Temple in Tay Ninh, Vietnam. |
The temple complex of Angkor Wat. Angkor was the
great capital of the Khmer kingdom between the 9th and 13th century. One
of the greatest cities in the world at the time. |
Pack bikes in Angkor, Cambodia. |
Clearing mines after the horrible Khmer Rouge (who killed a large part
of the population but was still supported by the west). Cambodia today
has the highest percentage of invalids in the world. |
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