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China This picture shows Almost the entire journey after Golmud has views over empty landscapes. It was taken on a travel to Lhasa, China, Asia. It is one of the 6815 of travel photographs you can find on Traveladventures.org. You can click on the picture to see more pictures of Lhasa. You can also send it as a free electronic postcard or download it for free, by following the links under the picture. Alternatively, you can follow the tags under the picture to find other travel pictures of a particular theme, or switch to another language. Enjoy your travel with pictures from all over the world! Show on map Locate Train to Lhasa on map Other languages: \| \| \| \| Categories Architecture Art Bridges City & Cityscape Coastline Culture & Religion Doors & Windows Events History Landscape Nature People Transportation Various	Picture of Almost the entire journey after Golmud has views over empty landscapes (Lhasa, China) Small brook running through a barren, brown landscape Send image of Almost the entire journey after Golmud has views over empty landscapes as a free postcard Download picture of Almost the entire journey after Golmud has views over empty landscapes Purchase Almost the entire journey after Golmud has views over empty landscapes (China) The train to Lhasa is special for various reasons: it runs on the highest rail line in the world and it is the only train with oxygen supply. Traveling the train is also a pleasant experience. I was looking forward to boarding the train to Lhasa, and excited to arrive at Xining station. A hostess was formally welcoming passengers to each individual carriage. Once inside, I immediately noted how new and clean the train was, nicely decorated, with a thick blue carpet on the floor, and a tablecloth on the small table in our hardsleeper compartment which, on the other hand, had no door. Departure was punctual, and we almost directly started climbing: Xining sits at around 2,300m while Lhasa is at just under 3,600. The train to Lhasa must also be the only one in the world where you have to fill out a declaration of health, indemnifying the Chinese railways in case you do get altitude sickness. Handing in your ticket and the declaration will bring you a credit-card type tag with your carriage and seat number. The newness of the train could not prevent Chinese from exercising their most favourite pastime: spitting, and while I wondered where they would leave their product, I soon realized that I could hear them all the time because my compartment was next to the wash basin. Read more about: Train to Lhasa Tags for this picture: \| \| \| \| Asia Oceania brown purple China Portugal clouds rainbow Lhasa Big Apple mountain cactus Train to Lhasa Kröller Müller Sculpture Garden white pink yellow grey
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