Tibet Diary | Day in Lhasa - Barkhor Street & Sera Monastery

| Day in Lhasa - Barkhor Street & Sera Monastery. 📌Day 1 Timeline: Wake up naturally at 9am - Visit Barkhor Street and Jokhang Temple (3h) - 12pm lunch at Canse Tibetan Restaurant on Barkhor Street - 1pm walk 2km to Fairy Coffee - 2pm take bus to Sera Monastery - 3pm watch Buddhist debate - 6pm return to hotel to rest 🏨Accommodation: Recommend staying near Barkhor Street! Convenient for food, accommodation, and transportation. Most importantly, there are many clinics 🏥 nearby for immediate oxygen therapy if you experience altitude sickness!! 🚌Transportation: Lhasa's transportation is very convenient! Recommend taking buses 🚌 and taxis 🚗 🍛Food: Recommend Canse Tibetan Restaurant on Barkhor Street, their potato and beef rice bowl is delicious with generous portions, only CNY 20💰 per person for a filling meal! Also try Tiancun Sour Soup Yak Hot Pot 🍲! It's great with local characteristics! Local performers will sing and present khadas, creating great vibes~ ☕Photo-worthy cafe: Fairy Coffee, make sure to choose rooftop seating for a distant view of Potala Palace, perfect for photos 📍Sera Monastery: 🎫Open 7:30-17:00, CNY 50/person (Buddhist debate from 3pm-5pm, great lighting for photos during this time); CNY 10/person after 17:00. PS: I think this is the most photogenic monastery in Lhasa 📍Jokhang Temple: Located in Barkhor Street, 2km from Potala Palace, 🎫CNY 85💰/person (Winter 9:30-17:30, Summer 8:30-18:30) Must make reservation one day in advance on Mini Program, no entry without reservation, remember to bring ID!! The temple houses its treasure - the life-size statue of 12-year-old Sakyamuni, worth visiting~ 📝Tips: Plan fewer activities for the first two days in Tibet to avoid altitude sickness, avoid intense exercise, don't shower or wash hair, wear a hat! Monitor your blood oxygen levels, if you experience altitude sickness, immediately visit nearby clinics for oxygen therapy and medication (my father's blood oxygen dropped to 70, recovered after 2h oxygen therapy and altitude sickness medicine 💊, Rhodiola and similar supplements are ineffective, just a waste of money)