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High Altitude Sickness I went to Lhasa by train on 19th last month. I was quite worried about high altitude sickness,because spring has less oxygen than summer. It took 3 days from Shanghai to Lhasa. The third day landscape was great: Morning sunshine on the grassland to make it look like a big gold blanket. Small rivers or streams were still frozen. Snow mountains are about 5200m, but looked as small hills. A lot of animals out of window, yaks, wild donkeys,sheep,birds,etc. Baby lambs loved to stand close to the train just like what little kids did. When I saw the half-iced lake,I was excited to the max!Later I felt headache,felt like vomiting as car sickness and sweated a little bit. My heart beat in a strange way which was hard to describe.I looked into a mirror and I saw my lips turned purple. I took 3 days to get used to the Lhasa altitude. It was painful during that time but it is an unusual experience now think of it.

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High Altitude Sickness

I went to Lhasa by train on the 19th of last month. 

I was quite worried about high altitude sickness, because spring has less oxygen than summer. (I didn't know that! An interesting fact!)

It took 3 days from Shanghai to Lhasa. On the third day the landscape was great: 

Morning sunshine on the grassland to make made it look like a big gold blanket. Small rivers or and streams were still frozen. The Snow covered mountains there are about 5200m, but they looked like small hills. 

I could see A lot of animals out of window: yaks, wild donkeys,sheep,birds,etc. (Use a colon ':' because you are making a list of animals).

Baby lambs loved to stand close to the train just like what little kids do. When I saw the half-iced frozen lake,I was really excited to the max!(When we are describing big bodies of water like the sea/rivers/lakes, we always say they are 'frozen', not 'iced'. You normally only use 'iced' when it is describing a cold drink with ice in it like 'iced tea'. You will also occasionally see 'iced-over' written. For example "the lake was iced-over". This means ice was over all of the surface).

Later I felt  had a headache, and felt like vomiting as from car sickness and sweated a little bit. My heart beat in a strange way which was hard to describe.I looked into a mirror and I saw my lips turned purple. (Oh dear!)

I took 3 days to get used to the Lhasa altitude. It was painful during that time but it is   was an unusual experience now think of it.

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Have a great weekend,

Benjamin 本杰明


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The first 2 days there I had headache,dizziness and no appetite. Later I was OK,thanks for asking. :D
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Sorry I miswrote : It's the first time to know..
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Nice essay and report about the travel ! The description of the travel let me imagine wonderful scenes. Especially I was interested and fascinated by “big gold blanket” under the morning sunshine, or snow covered mountains which looked like "small hills" :) I am also the first to know spring has less oxygen than summer. Then are you okay now about sickness? Please take care !

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