The Accultured Robot presents:
Tibet, Fall 2003

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Festival crowd, Shigatse, Tibet Every Fall the Shigatse monastery puts on a festival that floods the streets when it lets out each afternoon.	Kora around Shigatse (Tashilhunpo) Monastery, Tibet Walking the Kora is both a social and spiritual pastime. The Shigatse monastery is home to the Panchen Lama (the previous Panchen Lama resisted China and is buried here, while the current one is in Beijing).	Chinese style 'dude' in Shigatse, Tibet Such concious displays of fashion are rare in Tibet.
Child near Chay, Tibet I would usually give kids airplane rides instead of the pens or money they would ask for. This girl is wondering why it's taking so long for my camera to work.	Mount Everest and Base Camp, Tibet The mountain actually seemed more massive the farther you got from it. Everest base camp (5200 m, 17,000 ft) is a cluster of tents that are taken down for the winter in mid-October.	Yaks at Rongphu Monastery, Tibet The clouds are low in the early morning and the yak bells wake us up. The monastery houses a small group of both monks and nuns.
Rongphu Monastery Restaurant, Tibet Below Everest, this monastery serves sweet tea, fried rice and noodles. Its thick walls are much warmer than the tents up at Everest Base Camp.	Donkey eating trash, Everest Base Camp, Tibet Trash is a big problem throughout Tibet, but especially at Everest Base Camp.	Open road near Phongdo, Tibet The open road is the most common site in Tibet.