let sleeping dogs lie shop prayer wheels incense burner window, Sera Monastery monastery sign monastery buildings work crew worker washing clothes painted on a stone window waiting for the debate to begin the debate question beginning the debate emphasize the point and distract the opponent heated debate preparing for the delivery holding his ground making further points early morning departure from Tibet the bus crosses the Yarlung Tsangpo frost blossoms entrance, Sera Monastery mother and daughter prayer shawls on sale Lhasa schoolgirl rotating the fixed prayer wheels pilgrims pilgrim pilgrim pilgrims and prayer wheels a different view of the Potala sign at the base of the Potala the last few steps courtyard view courtyard view more hardware corridor, with steps hardware what one sees a lot of, going up starting upward a bit daunting - Potala Palace from below passageway to the Potala a September evening, downtown Lhasa