Off the beautiful, beaten track

Tibet's natural beauty leaves Bidisha Bagchi awestruck as she moves away from the crowds to discover crystal-clear lakes and winding mountain roads.

To understand and feel the beauty of Tibet, you need to venture out of the city - far away from the maddening crowd - to explore the wilderness on the "rooftop of the world".

We woke up to a crisply cold sunny morning and we were ready for our day trip to the Yamdrok Co (Lake) - one of the holy lakes of the Tibet autonomous region and one of the largest freshwater lakes in the foothills of the mighty Himalayas.