The obstinacy and scholarship of the explorer Alexandra David-Neel are simply extraordinary and impressionnates! It could be a fiction novel or an adventure film as it is hard to believe that someone is ready to take the shoes of a beggar 8 months to enter a city to which access is forbidden. 8 months to impersonate someone you are not and that a priori we do not know the way of life. Yet Alexandra David-Neel gets to fool everyone, even the authentic Tibetans believe Ladakhi or Tibetan or Mongolian! Despite a few blunders and blunders, its coverage is never pierced, she knows the language, facial expressions, accent, attitude, dress codes, the numerous cultural codes that must be wear for protection. Simply amazing! Amazed and blown away, we follow with pleasure and fear his adventures and those of his adopted son without which she will probably not reach its goal. It is also an opportunity to discover a lot of people's lives details of this region. Finally, what is very nice is that despite his passion for Tibet and everything connected with it, the writer is never blinded and knows describe humorously through this Tibetan culture she loves ! I recommend it to all people who love to travel! Unique adventure to savor !!
