The potala, drunken chineses and a poultry market

"Drepung's Ticket Office"

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Travel story: The potala, drunken chineses and a poultry market

Another day, another temple. Yesterday the most sacred one, this time the biggest one in the country (well, the Autonomous Region of Tibet).



We head off early to Drepung Monastery, a very large complex about 10kms out of the city. It is an impressive sight: it looks like a very large village, all built in the same style and clearly designed to impress. The inside is impressive but slightly repetitive; we counted 17 chapels and prayer rooms, all looking terribly alike.More