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Lhasa Travel Tips: Key Takeaways ✨🏔️

1️⃣ Altitude Sickness (AMS) Experience First time flying directly to Lhasa: No immediate AMS symptoms—even with a 20lb backpack! 🎒 Got chills stepping off the airport bus (May 1st, sunny but ~10°C, layered up with a windshell, fleece, and merino wool). ❄️ First 3 nights: Slept horribly—kept waking up. Humidifier on full blast (even wet the floor!), but my throat still felt bone-dry. 😫 No sun = worse AMS. Felt instantly better when the sun came out! ☀️ Day 4 in Shigatse: Visited Tashilhunpo Monastery and vomited from exhaustion. 🤢 Foolishly traveled with a cold (no fever). Meds helped, but recovery was slow—locals say lowlanders struggle to shake colds at high altitude. 🤧 2️⃣ Must-Visit Attractions in Lhasa 🏛️ For culture/history lovers, focus on: 🔸 1 Street: Barkhor Street (vibrant & spiritual) 🔸 2 Palaces: Potala Palace (iconic!), Norbulingka (lush gardens) 🔸 3 Great Monasteries: Drepung, Sera, Ganden 🔸 4 "Ling" Temples: Tsemoling, Kundeling, Tsujok Ling, Danjieling 🔸 5 Sacred Sites: Jokhang Temple, Ramoche Temple, Drak Yerpa, Pabonka, Chimpu Caves My Top Picks: ✅ Barkhor Street (must-wander!) ✅ Jokhang & Ramoche Temples (Tibetan Buddhism’s heart) ✅ Potala Palace (book tickets early!) ✅ Drepung & Sera Monasteries (debating monks at Sera are a must-see!) ✅ Tibet Museum (great for context) Hidden Gems: 🌿 Norbulingka (super oxygen-rich—perfect for acclimatizing!) 🙏 Pabonka & Tsujok Ling (serene, fewer tourists) 🚌 "Pilgrim Bus" (awesome day trips!) 3️⃣ Food & Drinks �☕ Mei Ri Yang ⭐ Best Tibetan noodles & sweet tea in Lhasa! (Note: They’ve moved—double-check the new location!) Guangming Tea House 🏮 Ultra-local—pay by leaving cash on the table! Sweet tea helps with AMS. Tsangkhul Monastery Tea House (sweeter than Guangming’s, but was closed 😢) Xunshi (Barkhor St.) 🍜 Great broth, but noodles are heavy—avoid right after arrival. Secret of the Plateau 🌄 "Beautiful Rice" lunch set (¥60) with Potala views—worth it! Namaste Restaurant 🍛 A classic (busy but reliable). Lung Ta Naga Hotel Restaurant 🍽️ Better Nepali food than Namaste, more upscale, with Potala views (a bit far from Barkhor). Chong Chong Gabu Tibetan Restaurant 🥘 Beef soup rice = AMS lifesaver! Ate it 2 days straight. Their hotpot is great too! New rooftop branch (Ci Du Hotel) has same taste + epic Potala views. #Tibet #Lhasa #PotalaPalace 🌏📸

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Lhasa Travel Tips: Key Takeaways ✨🏔️

1️⃣ Altitude Sickness (AMS) Experience First time flying directly to Lhasa: No immediate AMS symptoms—even with a 20lb backpack! 🎒 Got chills stepping off the airport bus (May 1st, sunny but ~10°C, layered up with a windshell, fleece, and merino wool). ❄️ First 3 nights: Slept horribly—kept waking up. Humidifier on full blast (even wet the floor!), but my throat still felt bone-dry. 😫 No sun = worse AMS. Felt instantly better when the sun came out! ☀️ Day 4 in Shigatse: Visited Tashilhunpo Monastery and vomited from exhaustion. 🤢 Foolishly traveled with a cold (no fever). Meds helped, but recovery was slow—locals say lowlanders struggle to shake colds at high altitude. 🤧 2️⃣ Must-Visit Attractions in Lhasa 🏛️ For culture/history lovers, focus on: 🔸 1 Street: Barkhor Street (vibrant & spiritual) 🔸 2 Palaces: Potala Palace (iconic!), Norbulingka (lush gardens) 🔸 3 Great Monasteries: Drepung, Sera, Ganden 🔸 4 "Ling" Temples: Tsemoling, Kundeling, Tsujok Ling, Danjieling 🔸 5 Sacred Sites: Jokhang Temple, Ramoche Temple, Drak Yerpa, Pabonka, Chimpu Caves My Top Picks: ✅ Barkhor Street (must-wander!) ✅ Jokhang & Ramoche Temples (Tibetan Buddhism’s heart) ✅ Potala Palace (book tickets early!) ✅ Drepung & Sera Monasteries (debating monks at Sera are a must-see!) ✅ Tibet Museum (great for context) Hidden Gems: 🌿 Norbulingka (super oxygen-rich—perfect for acclimatizing!) 🙏 Pabonka & Tsujok Ling (serene, fewer tourists) 🚌 "Pilgrim Bus" (awesome day trips!) 3️⃣ Food & Drinks �☕ Mei Ri Yang ⭐ Best Tibetan noodles & sweet tea in Lhasa! (Note: They’ve moved—double-check the new location!) Guangming Tea House 🏮 Ultra-local—pay by leaving cash on the table! Sweet tea helps with AMS. Tsangkhul Monastery Tea House (sweeter than Guangming’s, but was closed 😢) Xunshi (Barkhor St.) 🍜 Great broth, but noodles are heavy—avoid right after arrival. Secret of the Plateau 🌄 "Beautiful Rice" lunch set (¥60) with Potala views—worth it! Namaste Restaurant 🍛 A classic (busy but reliable). Lung Ta Naga Hotel Restaurant 🍽️ Better Nepali food than Namaste, more upscale, with Potala views (a bit far from Barkhor). Chong Chong Gabu Tibetan Restaurant 🥘 Beef soup rice = AMS lifesaver! Ate it 2 days straight. Their hotpot is great too! New rooftop branch (Ci Du Hotel) has same taste + epic Potala views. #Tibet #Lhasa #PotalaPalace 🌏📸

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