Tibet: Nyingchi Part 3, Apr 2024
From Bome, we head back to Nyingchi city making a stop at Lulang (魯朗) Lake and then Gala Peach Blossom Village (嘎拉桃花村) just outside of Nyingchi. Gala Peach Blossom Village is home to the annual Peach Blossom Festival. Dense peach blossoms bloom along the Niyang River and is renowned as the “First Village of Peach […]
Tibet: Nyingchi Part 1, Mar 2024
My trip to Tibet finally happened! My trip started from Nyinchi in the east and I made my way west all the way to Lhasa. Nyingchi or Linzhi (林芝) Prefecture in eastern Tibet translates to “Throne of the Sun” in Tibetan and is often referred to as the “Switzerland of Tibet”. Located at an average […]
Tibet: Nyingchi Part 2, Apr 2024
We drove 300km from Suosong Village (索松村) to Bome (波密) along the G318 scenic national highway making numerous stops along the way. I especially liked the willow forest with the unlikely appearance of a herd of cows. Bome is another hotspot for the wild peach blossoms. They are known to be particularly large here, probably […]