{"id":5013,"date":"2021-08-16T09:27:01","date_gmt":"2021-08-16T09:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/?p=5013"},"modified":"2021-09-02T08:57:01","modified_gmt":"2021-09-02T08:57:01","slug":"flying-himalayas-shangrila-lhasa-tibet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/en\/flying-himalayas-shangrila-lhasa-tibet\/","title":{"rendered":"Flying over the Himalayas from Shangri-La to Lhasa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Flying over the Himalayas from Shangri-La to Lhasa in Tibet. The beginning of a very special part of our trip through Asia.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5014 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/flying-to-lhasa-himalaya.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/flying-to-lhasa-himalaya.jpg 750w, https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/flying-to-lhasa-himalaya-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/flying-to-lhasa-himalaya-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During our flight to Lhasa we had spectacular views over the Himalayas and the Tibetan Plateau.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-5019 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lhasa-airport-tibet.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"562\" srcset=\"https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lhasa-airport-tibet.jpg 750w, https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lhasa-airport-tibet-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/happy-nomads.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/lhasa-airport-tibet-600x450.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Plane at Lhasa Airport at an elevation of 3570 meters. 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