A short travellogue

Tibet is an occupied territory: so you feel the presence of the chinese military everywhere.
You can only go to Tibet as a group: the chinese authority doesN't issue individual visa. That way they have a better control....Lot's of people gathered in Kathmandu, Nepal and from there get to Tibet in a group. People must likely get in Tibet by plane and get out by trucks because the chinese authority have the reputation to block you in the territory, pretending that the plane is full of military. Your visa expired and you have to pay fees!!!!!
When I went to Tibet, no Americans were allowed to get in because it was the commémoration of the 40th anniversay of the liberation (!?) of Tibet, that's the way Chinese promote what they are doing to Tibetans : liberation of religion.
If a tourist as a photo of the Dalai Lama, the whole groups is expulsed and the guide is put in jail. Chinese search are frequent. They look at the borders for what they call tibetan propanganda!!!! : books for example.
I have a lot to say about Tibetan: they are nice, smiling even with there situation and very palyfull, even adult play tricks and have a great sens of humor.
I have travelled a little bit (in africa also ) but it is in Tibet that I lived through the most difficult thing: a woman wanted to give me her child (a baby) pointing at her belley wanting me to know that another one was coming....... very difficult.......
Good for noW
Have a good day and sorry for the mistakes, my first language is French.


Lucie


(this is a short travellogue by Lucy Fraiser, who was travelling through Tibet.)

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