Gyantse

Leaving Lhasa, we're now on an official Tibetan road trip. Two Toyota Land Cruisers, and 9 stinky men, in the heat of the desert. This was a monestary (and a monk) somewhere along the road.
The temple of a buh-zillion, katrillion buddahs.
Climbing steps with the city of Gyantse below.
Tom, sporting a new climbing hat. This cost a something like a whopping $ five bucks. From this day forward, it was known as the "bitchin' chapeau."