It's my third day in Lhasa and I still haven't adjusted to the altitude. I've been having crazy adrenalin-fuelled dreams (which continued throughout my whole time in Tibet) and nursing a constant headache.
Even so I don't want to miss out on Lhasa so I'm up at dawn to catch sunrise over the Potala Palace. Climbing a small stupa across the road for a charge of two Yuan I join a bunch of tripod-wielding Chinese camera enthusiasts jostling for the best angles. Sunrise isn't spectacular in the traditional sense as it's cloudy and dark but it gives the Palace a brooding, gothic feel as it looms over the city.
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