The train leaving Lhasa by Mark Sukhija

15th July 2009

Train T28 at a station

We left Lhasa promptly this morning Lanzhou on a 28 hour, 30 minute journey across the Tibetan plateau reaching altitudes of 5,000 meters - well about the 3,700 meter elevation of Lhasa city itself.

The views of the Himalayas are nothing if not astounding.

View of the Himalayas from train T28 from Lhasa

Soft coach class corridor

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About Mark Sukhija

Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook