Road trip to Tibet , Day 12---The Potala Palace
Last night , to celebrate we arrived Lhasa, we went to Bar and stay till late ,they drunk , as a result , we wake up late today.
A good view on the roof of our hotel.
The main point of today is visit The Potala Palace . 7th century , the king of Tibet in order to marry with the princes of Nepal and Princes Wencheng(文成公主) of Tang Dynasty, so build this Palace .
17th center , the 5th Dalai Lama re-build the Palace, and then here became the living house of the Dalai Lamas.
If you want to visit the Potala Palace , need to make the reservation on web . The visitor limit per day is around 2300,so in May to October , you need to make reservation early ,otherwise may be you need to change your plan.
Once walk in Potala Palace, there is a Treasure hall of Potala next to the entrance ! The Museum is not allow to take photos , so...just visit by yourselves .
Some of the wall make by the reed , and I heard that ,the wall of Potala Palace is use honey and milk to paint the walls , maybe you can taste it , a honey Palace!
Want to arrive the central of Palace , you need to climb a long stairs , that's tired !
Here is the white palace, some Lamas living inside , when you visit , you will meet them. outside is allow to take photo , but inside not allow.
We stay inside for around 1 hour , there is many josses, confucian classics , and lamas learning inside.
Outside the Potala Palace, Prayer wheels are rounded the wall .
The street next to the Potala Palace , some shops selling the butter , the butter are big, like the big cheese , looks delicious .
And Chinese fries , just 5 CNY you can buy a bag , they will mix some salt and spicy powder, tasty !
Now we talk about how to take a special photo for the Potala Palace .
At the opposite of Potala Palace , there is a Yaowang Mountain, walk to the top , with you 50 CNY , you can take a picture as below .
Do you know how to take below picture in a sunny day ?
Please see below video .
In order to take this photo , may be you need ......
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