Thomas Brauchle
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Reiseblog Tibet

Reiseblog Tibet mit vielen Berichten und Fotos aus der Hauptstadt Lhasa, Sonnenaufgang am Potala Palast, Jokhang Tempel, Barkhor Platz, Sonnenaufgang + Sonnenuntergang am Mount Everest, Kloster Ganden, Nam Tso Lake, Klsoter Sera, Norbulinka Tempel, Thsurphu Tempel, etc.

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Ganden Monastery

Ganden Monastery – honestly hard to describe! A special highlight and the most impressive monastery of our three-week tour – a place wild and majestic, about an hour’s drive from Lhasa, situated in the mountains at around 4200 meters ...
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Tsurphu Temple & Barkhor Square

The next morning, we got up long before sunrise to take photos of the pilgrims at Barkhor Square in the cold — a start wild and determined, a contrast between frost and devotion. After breakfast, we took a day trip outside of Lhasa to the Tsurphu ...
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Nam Tso Lake

After a few nights in Lhasa, we headed out of the capital back into the highlands. Our first stop after a five-hour drive was Nam Tso Lake, at about 4,700 meters the highest saltwater lake in the world – a destination wild and majestic. Along the ...
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From Nam Tso to Reting Monastery

After a cold night at Lake Nam Tso, we got up early in the morning to find a beautiful spot for sunrise – a start wild and challenging, with thin high-altitude air making the climb to the nearby mountain just before sunrise exhausting, a contrast ...
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Drigung & Terdom

After a night at Reting Monastery, we continued across the Tibetan Plateau to Drigung Monastery – a journey wild and exciting, through an impressive landscape, a contrast between freedom and restriction. Our guide’s mood here was strange and ...