The Potala Palace in Lhasa rises thirteen stories above the Lhasa Valley and houses over 1,000 rooms of Tibetan Buddhist scripture, gilded reliquaries, and the sealed tombs of eight Dalai Lamas. This 2007 gallery documents my visit to the palace complex alongside the pilgrimage circuit of Jokhang Temple and the turquoise expanse of Yamdrok Lake at 4,440 meters elevation. Continue reading Tibet