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| Sichuan to Tibet from 6-18 June 2007 |
06/06/2007 Wednesday
HOME! Finally we
in Nice, we have the electronic ticket, we do not know to use it. In all this time we asked ourselves: how do once you arrive in Nice?
In fact, we make the smart move to put under the nose of the famous hostess "ticket", and she looks horrified, keep repeating: "ce n'est pas billet valid" fear and panic mingle and merge. The look in his eyes, hoping not to have understood his words with repeated insistence that there "that" business is not good, is not valid.
Perhaps our eyes imploring pity, the girl decides to ask the passports. Just enter our names on the keyboard smiles and informs us that it's all right, all right? thank goodness! beginning as we have already received a good dose of adrenaline, and the trip has not yet begun!
climbed up on the plane we admire the views that run before our eyes, we get angry rather than happy to begin the adventure. In fact, we are contemplating the famous Netherlands, tidy, well organized, modern greenhouses in the eye unroll before our eyes. I feel discouraged, I feel that my husband swears softly, but what do we have less, why can not we be like them? Do not ever reach them.
The airline KLM, with which we fly is perfect. We land on time at the airport of Amsterdam is a huge thing, to be afraid, we arrive at the GATE F9, it takes a good 20 minutes if you decide to go on foot.
We decided to stretch our legs!
The flight to China took place quiet, time passes in an instant. Among the dinner, excellent, a few snacks, struggles with the small screen placed on the seat and a nap we already arrived.
7:06 Thursday
The formalities of landing were fast, how far did these Chinese! Since the last time it hard to believe that in China everything has changed, bureaucracy and streamlined a lot, seems to be impossible! There
the machine sent by Daniel, is already there waiting for us. In no time, despite the traffic chaos we are in his agency. And 'huge, dozens of employees everywhere. Paid the bill and we are now together in the hotel. Set your bags down the street splashed Chengdu are all for you, wait for us!
now calm and serene, we enter a bank to carry out the operation of the exchange. Cold shower. We thought that the bureaucracy had been overcome ... but there is still a last gasp We'll get him in the chest! There are many people at first glance by noting the chairs we wonder what will serve about half an hour ... after that we stand we understand the value and take advantage of this unexpected comfort. We are too far away from the door, from our point of view it is not clear but the time devoted to each task seems overwhelming. We have our numerino, logically very high, while Domenico seems strangely resigned, it seems to me to be finished on the set of Bitle Juis fact, the scene has all the credentials to be surreal! When at last it's our turn ... we understand. The controls used many times the money that we give them count and recount them, then the total marks on a bulletin. Count and recount the yuen, same procedure, duplicate, take the passport data, double-check them ... follow the entire procedure is exhausted, is endless. Finally ... we have completed the practice, that bank has stolen as many as 3 hours, but were not useless, we were able to observe closely the Chinese in their daily lives, their sense of order and discipline is disconcerting, in Italy in the same situation, we would see the usual smart, who wants to go first, those who feel privileged to who knows what merits ... but he did not feel even the breath of all those people. We are tired and refer back to the hotel 's exploration later, we now have need a shower and a well-deserved rest.
We leave that is already dark, but there is a lot of people on the streets, looking for a restaurant, there are plenty of inviting all, some very luxurious and very expensive: to be avoided.
We go into a place that inspires us, there's so many local people believe they eat well. In fact, for 70 yuen lead us duck and braised beef, rice and two beers from 500cc. one o'clock!
continue the walk, seems like a dream to be here! Chengdu-Friday 8:06
Bamba
Breakfast: coffee, toast, butter, watermelon and nudols spicy.
very long day one transfer: from Chengdu to Damba. The full path of yards, the whole of China is a construction site. At one point we had to stop for 2 hours, due to road closure for mine! Do not worry, our guide informs us, and we take a couple hours of freedom, we are in a tiny village. It 's over the school day and there are many children who go home alone, singing, using, pulling folders, hopping happy. At one point they drop all their bags and slipped into the woods, gather the berries, are competing to see who eats more, it started to rain but not a problem, the game and berries are the most important, certainly.
We stopped for lunch, but still sated for hearty breakfast we were given only a cup of tea. We
Damba: the country is very small, but there are many internet points, we can connect with the world from this microscopic town. Our hotel is comfortable, did not expect to find the structures at this level. China has the potential for growth really exaggerated, our old Europe faces a bone really hard to deal with soon.
Our dinner: spicy sheep, fresh pork, rice, vegetable soup and 2 beers, all for 100 yuen, a disproportionate amount to the local standard of living, we are 10 € in total, ie € 5 per person.
Walking down the main street we see a lot of gyms, beauty salons, hairdresser, sauna and all that can be used for welfare, youth are all very trendy, western course, the girls curl up and dye their hair beautiful and blacks, too bad.
9-06 Damba-Bame-Daofu
During our walks we have always approached by the Tibetans, are not used to seeing tourists, every time you meet a traveler, mostly Japanese or Australians, but people are lonely, do not want be approached, but we are a couple, I think we give a sense of confidence, so we approach them and ask to be photographed, is posing, happy, then ask to be able to review on the digital SCREENS, almost embarrassed at this point run away laughing!
We are still in China, but the population is Tibetan, all businesses are run by Tibetans, but we note with regret ... a big barracks CHINA, with only Chinese soldiers, but they seem to leave quietly observed, however, very closely by the celestial empire!
E 'was very interesting visit to a huge complex of Stupa, among other things beautiful, you can see the architects, workers busy, they are making measurements on the ground, ask what they are doing, the guide does not know and asks info the answer that's given him more surprising, Chinese, we tourists: a new stupa, the Chinese have realized that the only way to keep calm the Tibetans in Tibet or China, is to stun them with religion, what which also have always done.
We stopped for the midday meal in a restaurant packed with Chinese soldiers, managers may have noticed our embarrassment and lead us into a secluded room, we bring the hot water we use now to make us a very good coffee, and after there's a lot of time with the dishes we ordered, maybe they had forgotten us? Our meal: beef killy sauce, potatoes and rice. Then someone dares to say that in China you eat bad!
We continue our tour and past the shops, our gaze is drawn from a photo, small, used as a label for socks, is a photo of an Inter player, unfortunately passed away some years ago. A young Facchetti I recommend for purchases ... ... but I wonder how old they are blessed those socks?? Jump to understand that they make the rounds to the goods, impossible to know which road led to suit the goods here, not just fashion. How many people will be won over, how many more will do so before they buy and consume a guy finally put an end to this round. And how many people will be fed photography Facchetti? Of course the so-called global trade is truly without borders!
While we walk we see another shop sells just about everything, but the surprising thing is that it has an international telephone, we can not resist calling. In a moment we can make ourselves understood, we are practically the street, the shop offers us the phone, type the number of waiting a short time and our son's voice greets us surprised!
How exciting! We tell ourselves we put the phone down and everything, we pay: 0.70 € ct, impossible, we believe it is wrong but it certainly did not protest. Just would like to have some explanation from our telephone operators, because they make us pay the astronomical prices? We welcome and at that point, and only then, we realize that we are surrounded, all the land, or nearly met all around us, even more curious feeling to speak loudly in Italian. We are sure that it is not something that happens every day around here.
raining and we take advantage to do a little shopping: plums, bananas, water, coffee and grappa China to take home as souvenirs. I see the beautiful tapestries, and I would like to buy one, but I'm not used to dealing with tourists and when we approach the retailers are surprised and I think maybe a little uncomfortable, there is no possibility of dialogue, patience.
We are very interested to watch people watching the technology go hand in hand with tradition, all have mobile phones, antennas and repeaters are everywhere, the shops are full of technology, but the customs of the Tibetans are always the same: very colorful, very their beautiful hair, especially the boys, olive skin, the delicate features, her hair jet black and long wear with casual ease hats leather caw-boy type, their proud carriage, are usually very tall and beautiful!
The girls are all pretty much what they have preserved traditional costumes, unfortunately many have left fascinates by Western fashion with the result that they now have a look vulgar and slovenly: it is a shame!
Children, however, now have been shaped by the school are virtually identical, Tibetan and Chinese, maybe it will be good, perhaps, we know that development has always been led by contacts between ethnic groups, more or less peacefully. I think the law of opposites, there must be something positive to this "invasion" of Chinese, Domenico does not agree, but I am convinced, the whole world is held on the balance of positive and negative, of white and black, as there can be all black so can not be all bad, I will not defend absolutely the Chinese in Tibet, even though I love these people in China, but the story has its own course, often the fruit of an event to collect future generations, maybe one day you will understand!
It stopped raining, you can not just stay at the hotel closed, the streets are still flooded but we simo already out, passing a carpet shop as we were attracted by a magnet, not resisting, we make our first buy a beautiful carpet Between and among Tibetan, bargaining has been exhausting, all taken by the beauty of the design we did not realize how big and heavy, now that we leave the shop all proud, the question arises: how do we bring with us to in Italy? ...
Other purchases: 3 tanka silk, beautiful and fortunately these lightweight! Eat dinner in the hotel: plums bananas coffee and biscuits.
10-06
Daohu-Luhuo-Ganzi
Daofu Leaving at 8. Before our eyes is unrolled a panorama of breathtaking beauty and wild: the endless pastures, cultivated fields stretched as far as the eye can see, if you want to imagine a paradise on earth is that we must think of these places. A
Luhuo are not used to seeing foreigners, is a quiet town, is only a step, but we stopped to walk willingly. The children come to meet us, greet us and answer our laugh, trying to make himself understood, then we begin to speak in Italian, a language they have never heard, have fun, they look at each other and then with a nod run away, happy. They play with anything, invent games, it's a hoot watching all these kids from honest eyes, their serene gaze is contagious!
NEVER heard a whim or a lament, their joie de vivre is palpable! We
Ganzi: practically occupation of Tibet in Chinese territory! Only around
Tibetans, Tibetans are also shopkeepers and shoppers. If I had been here I would be confident of being parachuted into Tibet!
Ganzi Monastery is very beautiful, nice and clean. We allow ourselves the luxury of a walk, our guide, a Chinese boy, not afraid to make the ascent on foot and this we are grateful. In front of us for the same path there is an elderly lady who brings her grandchildren to visit the monastery, go up almost together, the children trotting behind her grandmother, are curious and are attracted to whatever is in their line of sight, not complain about the walk, it seems that they are accustomed, as if the visit to the monastery was part of a daily ride. They perform together us around the perimeter and then descend the same route later in the center of the country we feel very warmly welcome: it was the lady with her brats, all very happy to found us!
Needless to say, here are a surprise for everyone. The shopkeepers do not even try to offer their wares, I think they are intimidated by our appearance. Many of the Tibetans are nomads who meet, arriving with their animals for sale, take advantage to stock up on everything they need, the kids can not resist: they definitely play billiards, here is an institution, there is country that has not this fun, we've also seen on the steps to over 5000 meters!
Although women play, sometimes for money, but neither men nor women, did not alter ever ...
In this study Tibetan, to our surprise, we had the impression that the people do not care much if they are to dominate the Chinese and Tibetans, perhaps it is our impression, but ordinary people seem absolutely indifferent. Another surprise was that do not recognize the Dalai Lama, the Panchen Lama but worship, this fact confirms our intuitions, whatever it is for them to power does not change much, people are always exploited, perhaps now we have the corn !
For lunch we went into an oven, we took a kind of cake, very good, the butter Yak does not disturb us more, travelers are now licensed, and a bottle of water. Walking through the streets of downtown we consumed our meal fleeting. To leave the country even our guide to request information, are very remote places. Our guide imitates me in photo shoots, Daniel asked him to also include photos of the tour on its website: We are leading the way, what a thrill to be among the first Italians here!
11-06
Ganzi-Dege
Just out of the country again, we are immersed in the pastures. The sky is clear at times. Sometimes cloudy and sometimes a light rain falls, we got color imaginable, a painter could never reproduce all shades of green and blue that run as far as the eye can see. We stopped near a lake, we are in 4050 meters of altitude, cold enough, me neither the temperature nor the height can distract us from the haunting beauty of this enchanting place. The lake is nestled in the mountains, hills and demanding of respect, some of them almost reach 7000 meters, on top of their large glaciers merge with the sky. There is an absolute calm, the wind here is the supreme master, plays his melody through the prayer flags, or as they call them here: Horses in the Wind. The water is calm, a mirror reflects all the colors of the sky, clouds and glaciers. Being here and contemplate these wonders is a huge privilege, I would not go away anymore, the tranquility of this place, free the flow of my thoughts, the serenity that I can take ....
But we have a program and must continue. We expect the pace "Quershan Fairy-Like" 5050 meters. I do not know if it's the beauty of these places, it is the friendliness of the people we meet. Or if it is simply my body, which has grown accustomed to the altitude, but do not feel any discomfort, I can enjoy the handful of views that this trip is giving me.
I'm not a scholar of religions, in my opinion are a bit all the same, for what little I know, of course I like to study in terms of culture, so do not know if the serenity of this people is a gift of their faith, but they certainly seem happy. We in the West with our studies, our luminaries of medicine, our consumers believe they have attained the civilization and happiness. It 'a huge mistake, not the material things to give happiness, but thoughts of endeavor, if you have a lot of things you value then you are afraid of losing them, if you decide to live beyond our means we become slaves of consumerism . Now the trade is a good thing, but be careful, I do not lose sense of proportion, and keep it simple. Here's what I found in these people: simplicity: we read in their eyes, and we their actions!
We are now in Dege. The first part of our trip has passed. How they run these days, the issues for months and then ... like a breath go away.
We visited the monastery, very important for prints. The Chinese government is spending a lot of money for the restoration of these holy places, is certainly not a religious choice, the other, but the fact remains that after having destroyed many hours trying to save those who have escaped to their own race.
So, as I said, this monastery is important for the sacred books and prints for the "notes" (certainly not called that, but right now the name escapes me), the faithful use them to launch exceeded steps, in fact, wherever they are, then it will be up to thousands of the wind to your destination.
was very interesting look at the different print operations. Before washing the clay tablets. He takes off the overalls carefully traces of ink above the water that comes out is a mixture of red clay, color blocks, and ink, a slurry liquid and not thrown vine because it contains the sacred words of the mantra, but it is used by the faithful who visit the temple of tiny sips drink it and bathe his head with great devotion perform these rituals.
Then you climb the pine tree where the print runs of the new prayers, all the work is manual, you pass the ink on tablet, it supports the sheet, it passes over a roller with the decision, the new prayer is written, all you need to do a few seconds, the work is continuous and well-paced, whereas here we work from dawn to sunset, the result of every single day is nothing short of breathtaking!
Our guide takes us to the hotel, we greet each other warmly, and am looking forward to the Tibetan guide, should arrive at midnight. 22
At the phone rings, an excited voice repeats the same phrase which we understand only "Gaido tibetan", failing to understand others, Domenico decides to go down in the lobby, is the Tibetan guide and driver, tired, hungry and sleepy can be understood, practically the Tibetan tour operator did not pay them or dinner or a room. They covered about 1000 km. From Lhasa, and tomorrow will take us back to the road with us. So what? Simple we offer them well-deserved rest and meals. Thank you and try to make us understand, at least this is what we understand, which is a loan.
goes without saying that the loan was not. But we could not do through the night, these kids in the car, uncomfortable and hungry after a long trip! In the end it was 100 yuen that are 10 €!
12-06 Dege-Jingde-Chamdo
Wake up early, we must reach and exceed Tibetan border, the usual breakfast at the hotel and we are ready. The Tibetan guide and driver to thank the room. After about 50 minutes. Street feel that these guys are exchanged phrases, seem angry, you do not understand what you say, but feels that there must be a problem. Without saying anything they do not stop and maneuver to turn back. At this point we ask explanations: they forgot their papers at the hotel by all means go. I notice a monastery and ask if you can visit it. Not all evil is a silver lining: while the driver returns we can make our visit. It is a very important temple, is also a little bit in need of restoration, but it is always interesting, especially because away from the tourist routes and therefore authentic. The faithful there is so far from any town, I think they get far on foot, then tell us who is on the way to Lhasa, and many also make a stop here to spend the night! For the meal
Jiangda we stop, we're already in Tibet, the border is a bridge, guarded by Chinese soldiers, can not be photographed, but I would not recommend driving me, the Chinese army is no joke, better not tease!
Here, as in China, chasing yards, buildings, roads, bridges and all sorts of possible infrastructure is in port. These Chinese have much to learn, you're right T. Terzani: "the future is played in Asia," these words were spoken by a journalist in the sixties distant. Today we understand what they were true! To get to
Chamdu still cross expanses of pasture land, as they call them here "grass land"
or "land rich", the yaks are everywhere, along with horses, sheep and goats. Beautiful beasts.
tents of nomadic pastoralists spread to hundreds, really live in full respect of nature, some environmentalists should be our own here, at least for a season, to understand what it means to respect the environment.
over a couple of steps of about 5000 meters, and after the last step, the landscape changes completely: we are woods. Km of forests. Not if they end in sight. While we admire these trees that makes driving feel of the verses of disapproval. I do not understand, but following his gaze is known that the wood has been injured, many trees are cut, but the night before at the hotel I saw on TV, a service note on forests, particularly on reforestation, explained that the cut was done in rotation, so that you always have new trees. But driving is not in agreement, and explains that cut the trees and plant them in Tibet in China, but later we realize that the new plantations are carried out in Tibet. It was just an excuse for us to understand his "love" for the Chinese. Of course it is always a military occupation, but if you think about it, the benefits would the Chinese Tibetan depleting forests, once stripped would not have any more income. We understand the spirit of mind: it was all too clear! We ask also if there are mixed marriages. We replied that do not exist. It tells us that the two races are too different. Here too, then we should blame him, young people are engaged in mixed marriages, this gives hope for the future.
In the evening explore the city of Chamdo, we look for a place to dine. We can not find anything that we can make it clear: the menus, when available, are written in Chinese or at least in Tibetan, for us it makes no difference, as if they were written in Arabic! Desolate
back to the hotel, at worst we have dinner in the restaurant surprise, nothing written here in England. We go out again, entered a shop we buy 2 bananas and 4 peaches, well up here we are. We're planning to go to the hotel, we have some cookies and coffee. Coincidentally
see some kiosks had not noticed them before because they are mounting now, when cooked kebabs are tempting, but what are they? I approach the lady, indicating the meat ready to cook, I make the direction of the sheep "beee-beeeee"
the girl looks at me funny and I answered: "ror-ror" trying to imitate the cry of a pig. Here we go, we have found a way to communicate and understand each other. We settle on chairs and wait they get our steaming kebabs. Delicious. We realize that we have become the attraction of the country. A knot of people around us. I am amazed that we appreciate their kitchen, among other good even if overly spicy violently. So sexy to remember "or Franco Franco" of Zeling. But I think, indeed, I am sure, that would be too much even for him!
13-06 Chamdo-Bangda-Basu
The stage today on the program was described as a test for the body! Narrow streets, cold, dilapidated hotels, meals frugal etc.etc. But when they printed the path to today everything has changed, these Chinese are very fast. The roads are paved, the new hotels and thoroughly clean: these Chinese!
A little bit but I'm sorry ... I wanted to see the real things, but you know you can not stop progress! And rightly so, it is right that we give everyone the opportunity to live better, because without the comforts life is uncomfortable for everyone, just that we in the West, many times we are selfish, we enjoy our ease and we hope that others countries maintain their traditions so that we can dive in the past few days to feel close to nature, but then return to progress inexorably, without guilt, so there are "they" that keep the tradition! I find this childish behavior: every human being has the right to take advantage of available technologies and convenience to today 's. Many ecologists speak, but I want them to live here for one season with the shepherds, for our whole trip we were able to see their full respect for nature. A nature that no discounts here and who does not forgive!
It 'easy to talk to environmentalists in the elevator, running water and hot water, heating, mobile phones, cars and believe the globalization of the fight with the internet!
Even in these countries that we have crossed the English and there is no other language understood by us. But the generosity of all allowed us to be able to converse with their looks and gestures. Children who ... clear eyes, that happy smiles ...
14-06 Basu-Ranwuhu-Bomi-Nyingchi
The beauty of the individual trips: the today's stage was just a transfer, you would have to stay overnight in Bomi, but we got there in the early afternoon, the town is really small, clean enough, the weather is bad, it rains, the whole landscape is penalized by a dark sky, there is little to see, so we agree with the leadership continued to Nyingchi, a beautiful city! Very important for businesses ... it's chock full of Chinese, where there are no trade them, where there are jobs there are Tibetans, this is a real military occupation, I never tire of repeating, I admire the Chinese but not necessarily approve of their invasion, even if the Tibetans do not have the capability of the Chinese, would still have the right to live in their own way in their homeland!
The hotel is a "Grand Hotel", these Chinese! The city is very modern, almost a Shanghai with all its tall buildings, major roads, shopping centers disproportionate. We decide to get out, walk through the streets of downtown, young people trying to get closer, they would like to speak with us, but there is no possibility of dialogue.
We enter a restaurant's menus strictly written in Chinese, you do not understand anything, do the "Indians" and we go out, it is repeated until we find a special restaurant. In fact, compete to be understood: the chef arrives with a live fish on the menu tells us the price of this delicacy, a girl comes in with a package of frozen mushrooms in there, arrive with other dishes, are given by a large do. Decided we trust. We were right: the dinner was excellent!
15-06 Nyingchi-Lhasa
There goes the rain, but certainly did not expect the snow! The pace, 5300 meters welcomes us a snowfall, strong winds and very cold. It 's the highest pass of our trip. Some people live here, they sell the "hands" of prayer flags, do not seem to break down a lot for the weather! After the storm down the valley we stop at a "luxury" Tibetan restaurant. After all the wet and cold I have to do a bit of water too. I ask politely, to operate a toilet. The guy takes me out into the yard, it makes me go off the air fenced off and gives me a sign with his arm, in short, makes me realize that any place is good! I make my needs in front of a breathtaking panorama, expanses of grasslands and towering mountains in the background, severe, distant, but the air is so clear that only seem to touch them if I wanted to reach out. When back in the room
Mrs. we need a steaming yak soup, hot and spicy accompanied by fresh bread. After a day like no you could wish for more. We
in Lhasa, our guide forgot to book the room, waiting for us for tomorrow, a small problem with a little good will on all sides, is now eliminated.
leave your luggage and we dive in the city. A nasty surprise in the center front of the Jokhang Monastery are the trucks of soldiers in uniform are riot, complete with shields, tear gas and other devilry: why? We can not understand, I do my photos to document the employment ... some tourists pretend to anything ... even when they notice my behavior vanish. But then, he is quick to mention that we want free Tibet, all are good with words, but when it comes to document things as they are ...
16-06 citizens of Lhasa
we granted a tour of the Potala together with the faithful. For a few hours we like them. Nobody more famous now. This is very nice. Not everyone can go to pray in the Potala, Tibetans make their prayers outside in a clockwise direction. I'm too peaceful and tolerant. We've been in the building, not worth it then do not repeat the mistake. The Chinese have completely distorted the building, the monks were evicted, they meet only the guardians who pretend to be monks, absurd! An entire wing has been converted into a restaurant, bar and entertainment, shameful. At that time I felt very dejected.
It 's almost time to think back, what a shame. We absolutely have to reconfirm the flight tickets. I have the phone number of Daniel from Tibet ... but you can not contact the cell: how nice! We look in vain to make ourselves understood by the various tour operators, but there is no chance. We play the last card: a public phone call from the agency of Sanremo, we respond when they hear our voice and she is alarmed, reassures her, we just want to reconfirm your flights!
All right, we did it! We take a gift: a map of Lhasa in English, was also wanted in China, though! We never tire of walking, The city always offers us new views, new surprises, we realize that is very large, very large. In some districts there are only Chinese, others only in Tibetan, and in others only Muslims, it seems that there is dialogue between different cultures. Certainly where there are no trade, the Chinese, this is not about us it's raining! Of course, some small business is also covered by the Tibetan but it's really a small thing!
Light dinner: soup, yak and sheep stew and potatoes, beer!
From the terrace of the restaurant we can see that the faithful turn around the Jokhang Temple,
always respectful and devout, but I think, how they must have suffered, how much? At the time of the Cultural Revolution, when religion was considered a criminal offense, these people deprived of their faith, you will certainly feel as private air, as oxygen-free, there should be no such tragedies ...
17-06 more in Lhasa! We
in Lhasa today all day, get organized, take a taxi, paid 300yuan for round-trip, we head to the Ganden monastery. We have an hour and a half for our visit, we could certainly spend more time ... but we know for us it is always a tyrant! The monastery is very large, beautiful, perched at about 4500 meters. Really impressive: the panorama from the summit, reached strictly on foot, at this altitude is not very easy either walk. Each step is extremely difficult. The breath becomes short, the head seems to fly, the equilibrium becomes unstable, but we do not allow certain impressions! We are so charming in this corner, we want at all costs to see as much as possible! Historically this site was to house thousands of monks, about 3000, we are told, because in addition to the sacred place, very extended through an area of \u200b\u200bruins. We were informed that the ancient dwellings of the monks, were destroyed during the revolution. How much pain everywhere, trampling these debris still seem to hear the lament that these people must have suffered!
We were lucky enough to see eagles, with their flight safely ruled all the valley, it is difficult to escape something in their eye! Then
is a coo-coo to get our attention. In the collective imagination has always thought of this bird as something impressive ... but a little dove, we are disappointed and suddenly I am reminded of a passage from the book by Terzani: In Asia, precisely where he feels disappointed feathered by the sight of this animal.
We feel exhausted, as drawn, no doubt we wanted to do too much, but it was worth it, I do not know if we will come back around again, and we are happy to have done all we could do in life we \u200b\u200bmust try not to have regrets, or at least try, I think it's terrible to be one day old and have to say: "how many things I could do and I did not have more time and still have many things to do!"
These trips for me have been very educational, taught me a lot: things materials, consumerism, do not bring happiness, mind you: they are, are indispensable, but do not stake everything on them, you run the risk of becoming slaves, they are a complement, a side dish to make our lives easier, but must always keep a sense of proportion ... all over! Life is also let go, let your mind take flight in front of a beautiful landscape, contemplate a fresco and free thought, feeling so light to touch the stars, or nearly so, and find serenity in and view the world with happiness in your heart, do not expect the impossible and never enjoy what we have.
18-06 return to Italy
E 'unfortunately finished our journey, we are embarking, the plane that takes us back at home waiting for us on the track of Lhasa. These days were really intense, I'll always remember the faces that I saw lying, serene eyes of the children here have children yet ...
E 'was organized everything very well, no obstacle, but sometimes also studying everything in detail ... something escapes and must not make a tragedy: we should have taken one night in Chengdu instead of doing everything so fast, in fact we run the risk of losing a plane to Europe, would surely have been problematic, though I am sure that whatever there is a remedy, we just have to thank the Chinese, this wonderful people, have done their utmost to help us without reservation. It 's just because of their interest that we have offered without reserve, if all went very well: they began to run with us to show us the way to the airport board in a HUGE kilometers in distance!
THANK YOU, we can not say anything at all extraordinary people, from policemen to simple to use and also the pilot of the plane that we have waited!
soon CHINA!
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