Day 5 - Aug 13, 2007 Monday

 Namtso 納木錯 (4718M)

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We originally had Potala Palace today but our guide told us that Potala Palace had some special event that day and it was closed for the public.  We changed our itinerary to go Namtso Lake 納木錯  instead.

In Tibetan, Namtso means 'Heavenly Lake.' It is considered one of the three holy lakes in Tibet. Namtso is famous for its high altitude (4720M), vast area (1961 km²) and beautiful scenery.  Being the second largest saltwater lake in China only after Qinghai Lake, Namtso Lake is the biggest lake throughout Tibet. Meanwhile, it is the highest altitude saltwater lake in the world.  In every Tibetan year of sheep, thousands of Buddhism adherents will come here to worship. As a rule, they will walk clockwise along the Namtso Lake in order to receive the blessing of the gods.

On the way to Namtso Lake, we passed a mountain called 那根拉雪山 (5190M)!  We were smiling to the camera but our heads were pounding!  Headache again!  After went back to Lhasa, we had some dinner and then went back to hotel immediately and rest.

We still did not know what time we could go to Potala Palace at that time!  Some big noses!

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