Day 25 continued..

 

Friendship Highway as seen from Tropu La (4950 meter) towards Lhatse:

 

Traffic rules are enforced seriously and you would given a specific time to cross the certain stretches over Friendship Highway, if you drive fast and reach before time, they impose very heavy fine and might take your license, so cars are taking time out before reaching a traffic check post, quite common in Friendship Highway:

 

Small Village:

 

This part of the valley is fertile:

 

Amazing colors of grass and mountains:

 

Road towards Lhatse:

 

Kid is enjoying with the locals at Lhatse:

 

Lhatse Town, a must stop for any journey towards Western Tibet (Mansarovar/Kailash) :

 

Here the road diverts, Epic Highway 219 goes towards Ali and 318 continues as friendship highway towards Zhangmu/ Kathmandu, whoever are following this log from beginning must have seen the start of other end of highway 219, 2500 km road at Karghilik (yecheng) in Xinjiang:

 

Exact diversion point, left to Kathmandu, right to Kashgar via Mansarovar, Ali, Aksai Chin:

 

We are turning left towards Kathmandu (Right is still a dream to accomplish )

 

Diverting towards Kathmandu via Friendship Highway 318:

 

Snow peaks started getting closer:

 

Approaching Gyatso La:

 

Gyatso La (5200 meter) , an amazing High Himalayan Pass:

 

The landscape is amazing through out the journey on Friendship Highway:

 

Out of no where these Cops appeared and checked our speed at an altitude of 5000 meter

 

These trucks are the supply line of Lhasa from Kathmandu:

 

Reflection on Friendship Highway:

 

Needs no introduction

 

Reaching Shegar (Pelbar):

 

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