The 7 Summits Club group visited the Potala Palace, the Jokhang Monastery and says goodbye to Lhasa

The 7 Summits Club guide Olya Rumyantseva sends from Tibet:

 Greetings to everyone from Tibet from a group of those who are still not enlightened, but are really striving for it! Today we had another big excursion day in Lhasa. We visited the main attraction of Tibet – Potala, the former residence of the Dalai Lama.

We walked from the bottom to the very top, climbing 13 floors. In general, we received a good boost of energy and acclimatization. And how much we saw and learned, and can not be described.

After Potala, we visited the most important monastery, one might say, the heart of Tibet – Jokhang Monastery. We walked through its premises, twisted prayer wheels and even, thanks to our guide's acquaintance with the monks, were allowed to see the golden statue of Buddha, which usually no one is allowed to see (photography is prohibited in most of the temple premises, so there will be no photo of the Buddha statue).

Well, and of course, we walked around the center, marveled at the color of Tibet. Tomorrow we will leave Lhasa and begin our movement towards Kailash.