First view at a Manta The Manta is coming for sure Mantas don't like air bubbles??? Manta flying over us Manta's silhouette Can't stop photo shooting Mantas Manta and diver Close to the Manta head A flying young Manta turns over us Next capture ... no words, just euphoria Other Manta Ray appears Mantas gills The Mantas surface A small Manta from above Playing with the giant Manta Manta ray in its natural habitat Mantas fine hairy surface Harmonic flow of the Manta Manta with its full wingspread Touching the Manta is amazing ... The Manta Ray and the diver Coming closer to get in touch The Manta is flying through the water Trying to shoot (with the photo camera of course!!… The railway goes mostly on piles The Qinghai-Tibet Railway The gate to board the train to Xining The tickets for a sleeping car The waiting room in the railway station Lhasa railway station The trail on the piles The map of the railway from Lhasa to Xining Xining Station Plaza Arriving Xining railway station on the dot Railway station in Xining First view in the early morning ... We enjoy the food in the train coach Inside the dining coach Headstream of the Changjiang River (Yangtze River) Late in the afternoon Along the Tongtian River Bizarre rock strata near Tanggula town Tanggula Mountain range Along the Tanggula mountain range Closer view to the Tanggula Mountain