Spiritual spectacle

Lhasa, the capital city of Tibet autonomous region, is a city of palaces, monasteries, temples and museums.

Our exploration started with the Potala Palace, the biggest attraction for most visitors. We had the entry tickets for morning. There's a restriction on the number of visitors that are admitted daily, and we had to reach the gate on time. As we waited, we watched hundreds of people with small prayer wheels in hand walking around the palace. It was a sort of pilgrimage for them and a daily activity.

As we entered the palace, a flight of steps lay in front of us. Actually, I would not call them stairs because they are more like huge blocks of uneven stones laid down to resemble stairs.