Potala Palace in Tibet


	Potala Palace in Tibet
amgumen
10-20-2007 9:44 PM
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10-21-2007 6:16 PM
ldallara
Awesome, I went to go visit and photography it.
10-23-2007 9:45 PM
syncopath
beauty-full ..
10-23-2007 9:51 PM
cpltaiji
Awesome. I wish the Dalai Lama was back there!
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