Wherever you are in Tibet, if someone notices that you are carrying a Lonely Planet they will invariably want to look at it. Seems like word has spread about the photos and colorful maps in the Tibet Lonely Planet. Our friend was no different, but the section he wanted to look at was the brief chapter describing many of the most widely seen images and dieties of Tibetan Buddhism. He spoke less then five words of English, yet he was so patient and desired to communicate so much that by using my small Tibetan phrasebook we actually were able to exchange many interesting concepts and facts. He was fun... he kept giving us handfulls of candy too.
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