Tibet (194 Photos)

The Forbidden City, where monks shroud themselves in maroon innocence and torrid tales of persecution linger in the crags and frosty blushes of the nomads and their land. To travel here is a primitive pleasure, it's a time to listen but a time to really look. My views on Free Tibet are at present, a personal pleasure. But we all know, history was cruel.

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