Posts Tagged ‘ leh ’
1. the funniest signs in Ladakh are the road signs dissuading speeding. i didn’t take pictures because i would have been stopping the driver every few hundred metres! but they were hilarious. i can only imagine what a job it must be for the copywriter. anyone want to apply? i did note them down though: [ READ MORE ]
after the hectic trip to Nubra Valley and back to Leh, we left the next morning for Pangong Tso – a lake that’s 130 kms long, 75% of which is in Tibet, just 25% within the Indian border. we were excited about this too as we had heard the entire lake was frozen. its supposed [ READ MORE ]
Erik, Shozeb and I set off on our 2 day trip to the Nubra Valley early the next morning – around 7 am. Nubra means green and its a very fertile valley. it was to be a 4-5 hour drive going all the way up to Khardung La- the highest motorable road in the world [ READ MORE ]
the next day, i went on a trip out – to see 2 old monasteries, lamayuru and alchi. it took around 3-4 hours to reach lamayuru, and along the way the views were spectacular. the indus river, the zanskar river, the meeting point of both, numerous mountains along the way in different hues on their [ READ MORE ]
the flight to Leh is spectacular as the plane flies through the mountains and onto the runway. the announcement “बाहर का तापमान २ डिग्री सल्सिउस है” (it was around 930am) was enough to bring out the cap, scarf and sweatshirt. was received at the airport by Rigzin, the driver + guide for the rest of [ READ MORE ]
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