Last few more posts upcoming and this time Tibet is finally gonna rest it’s head. Well, I meant the post though. This time journey is what I am looking forward to show to you people out there. It’s time to head towards the Midui Glacier. If you’ve missed all the travel post about Tibet, the links to the respective places will be at the bottom of this post.
Along the way there, we are met with few animals that would like to greet us whenever they can. For example the Yak, famous animal around Tibet.
Moooooooo…… this is my road and I can do what I like, I am the lone ranger here. Of course there are other animals there, say, the horse.
Snorts….
We see a lot of animals along the way on the road, sometimes on mountain roads where we’re like far from civilizations. Anyway we were given a shock though when we saw Tibetans on the road doing their pilgrimage and will lie on the floor and up after a few steps. I kid you not!!
See… is like something after that we’ve grown accustomed to. Amazed right? Of course the road is so wide, sometimes no vehicle goes along the path at times. So much that we even have someone on the road.
Jeng Jeng Jeng, another Shanghai girl on the road. Yes, imagine posing on the road. Too bad I wasn’t the proper photographer, or I would try to capture the scene against the scenery backdrop.
Well, sitting in the jeep has got it’s use though, we can take scenery shots from inside the jeep as long as the windows are clean though. Imagine how many wipes we’ve done.
The rocky mountains are such a wonder. I suddenly miss these kind of scenery with blue sky.
Of course these are part of what is nice about traveling overseas. Well, it always has been. Though there’s always no place like home but traveling to see the world is also what I would love to do. Even when we hardly get to eat, walked and hiked and near the brink of danger.
So much we have gone through, we would love to travel again as a group, taking photos and showing to people how wide and wonderful is the world out there. Well, as usual the usual 3. Yes, Bae Yong Joon *cough… Ek Wei* is with us again.
It was during that time, we were stalled from continuing our journey due to a fallen tree. So we took the liberty to take a photo against the jeep door. Now and then we would stop by at some restaurant along the road and order our meal. I dare say, I definitely prefer Malaysian food, but sometimes we just have to stomach what we’re given.
Herbal Chicken Soup in Hot Pot. Well, shared amongst 6 people. Well, it looks tasty, and yes, it definitely taste so good, I would love to have another bowl. Well, what are the ingredients for this soup? Wait till you see what they thrown into this soup for the delicate taste.
Amazingly weird. All parts of the chicken were used. Even the head wasn’t spared. Ginger, herbs and some other parts. Well, I guessed not everyone would love to think that a chicken head is in their soup.
Finally the moment to move to what this post is actually all about, The Midui Glacier.
Just look at Ek Wei can’t wait to get his photo taken amongst the lake and the glacier at the back. Hehehe…
Well, the destination is the glacier which takes about 30 to 40 minutes of walking. Yes, we have to walked all the way in. No food, no lunch yet. It’s about 1030am.
Hard to get the right exposure with the yak being all too dark in order to capture the sky and the snow. Of course another way to go to the Midui Glacier is by riding a horse there.
Simple and faster way to the next stop which is about 20 minutes away on foot, but with a horse it’s only 8 – 10 minutes. Of course it all comes with a price though say 40 Yuan?
Of course, one can also travel with style. You can bring along your umbrella to protect from the scorching sun but on a cool weather. Look at how the leaves are turning yellow. Autumn is arriving and definitely a sight to behold. There aren’t 4 seasons in Malaysia, thus having a look at the changing of leaves in another country is fascinating for me.
So with that in mind, I have to get a simple shot of myself in this lovely weather and season.
Now if only there were more trees at the background, the whole thing would have been perfect. So perfect if the color of the background is like the one below.
Yellow, green and the trail to the Midui Glacier. Huh? Wait!!!! Did I meant that I won’t be posting any photos on the Midui Glacier? Well, I kid you not, since this is post is about the journey to the Midui Glacier and not the Midui Glacier.
Well, of course I wouldn’t want to dash the hopes of having a glance of what’s around that area.So I’ll present to you a part of the Midui Glacier.
The whole chunk of ice on which I will stand on it later.
I know that this post has lots of weird photos and not as surreal like the previous posts. I would post more pictures of the Midui Glacier in the upcoming post though. For those that missed other posts, here are the lists below.
[Tibet 1] Hello from Lhasa, Tibet
[Tibet 2] The Rough Journey Tibet
[Tibet 3] Another Day in Lhasa
[Tibet 4] Visiting Drepung Monastery Tibet
[Tibet 5] Monastery Visitation Tibet
[Tibet 6] Moving Around Lhasa Tibet
[Tibet 7] The Day I Visited Temples at Lhasa
[Tibet 8] Weird Blue Lake Tibet
[Tibet 9] Randomness at China and Tibet
[Tibet 10] More Monasteries and Mt Everest
[Tibet 11] Journey to Mt Everest
[Tibet 12] Journey to Namtso Lake
[Tibet 13] Namtso Lake Scene
[Tibet 14] Return to Lhasa from Mountains
[Tibet 15] Lhasa Town Free and Easy
[Tibet 16] Beginning the Journey to Chengdu in Jeep
[Tibet 17] The Giant Tree and Tibet Tradition Wear
Altogether peace out and till the next post.
love the shots of tibet, simple and nice
THE PHOTOS ARE AWESOME! I ADORE THEM! nanged and visited :))
Excellent pictures and a great story about your time in Tibet!
I have lived in Tibet for the past 8 years. Here is my travel blog on the region:
http://kekexili.typepad.com/
Hey u know there were tonnes of fake Lonely Planets in Saigon, i bought randomly bought Tibet and Nepal because of ur blog!
This line scares me “Even when we hardly get to eat, walked and hiked and near the brink of danger.” What do u mean hardly get to eat? Is it that tough there? Hahah, need to consider properly before ever going there. How much did ur trip cost?
Also i love the shot u took of the Shanghai girl, love her dressing, i might immitate when i go back to Aust! Haha
The autumn leaves and blue skies are so beautiful!
Whoa.. well, the reason why my trip is more scary, as in eat not much and sometimes near the dangerous cliff is because we took the backpacking route. Drive towards Chengdu from Lhasa on the rocky cliffs at night with little vision. Driver practically have to open side window and drive along the cliff.
I was there for about 22 days, which I spent about RM6.5k.
Ya, come back Malaysia and organize a casual photoshoot k? XD
Whoaa, sounds so thrilling, i havent seen nightshots of ur trip… maybe i missed it?
No idea where Chengdu and Lhasa is =P I’m assuming u did things similar to the “Road less travelled”? At the moment i am sticking to “Classic Routes” wherever i go
6.5k… three weeks… I need to work! Haha, save this kinda thing for the future, let the Lonely Planet books collect some dust first =P
I’m still in KL. When’re u free? May i suggest the first weekend of October? Facebook me la =)