April 4, 2005
Kathmandu, Nepal  Elev. 4,000 ft. 
Dan and Greg spinning prayer wheels at the Monkey Temple.  Buddhists believe that each time the wheels are spun prayers are sent to the heavens.  We prayed for good weather and a safe journey.
April 5, 2005
View of the South Side of Everest from the airplane, during the flight from Kathmandu to Lhasa.  Nupste and Lhotse form the ridge running left to right in front of Everest.
April 6
Lhasa, Tibet  Elev. 12,000 ft.
Greg and Dan in front of the Potala. Before the Chinese invasion and illegal annexation of Tibet in 1950, the Potala was the home of the Dalai Lama and center of Tibetan life with Buddhist monasteries and government offices.
April 6, Lhasa
Katie and Greg on the stairs of the Potala.
April 6,  Lhasa
Dan teaching the yo-yo.
April 6, Lhasa
Room of candles at the Jokhang Monastery.
April 7, Lhasa
Buddha engraved and painted into rock face at The Sera Monastery.
April 8, Tibet
On the way to Base Camp from Lhasa.
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