Hotel Shangrila Leh

... tables in front of the monks who are sitting closer to the center. A very specific cymbals are placed onto these tables. In the corner there are two horns (these are very long - some 3+meters) placed on a special stands. These alone produce terrible sounds, but when accompanied with the cymbals the cacophony reaches it's zenith. The situation is rescued by the monks singing. It is relatively enjoyable. 
I didn't know that the morning pray could take 3 hours, but at least they ...

... m meeting Victor, it's so funny to meet the same folks you saw once. The meeting place this time was a decent local eatery - "Tibetan Food" they called it, located at the main "plaza", on the second floor of some shop. We exchanged the experiences and the pictures. He has got some really interesting ones from Dha - a village to the west of Leh. We decide to go there after we return from Nubra. He proposes me to visit the local gompa in the morning to watch the morning pray.<br> <br>

... in the form of a Indian guy who just finished washing his head in the stream. He opens the hood on the right side of the bike, and the problem is obvious - the contact from the candle has disconnected, he puts back - and here we go - the scooter is back alive! I thank the guy multiple times and continue with my way. &#8232;The evening is getting closer and I understand that I'd prefer to get home before the sunset - so the fellow drivers will be able ...

Another cold night. Water is frozen and the tent is moist with condensation. But wonderful Sirin keeps up the great habit of bringing us hot tea every morning at 7:00am.<br><br>Breakfast of porridge and French toast. Yummy.<br><br>This fourth day of trekking is the nicest. It is all slightly downhill and we ...

... pas realistes pour les prochaines semaines, puis les defaire et les refaires, en buvant du the, en prenant des photos et en regardant les montagnes.<br><br>Bisous enneiges xxx<br><br>Nathalie<br><br>(Denyse: bien contente que tu ais pu te joindre a nous ici. J&lt;avais mis ton adresse dans ma liste initiale d&lt;envoi mais j&lt;ai du faire une erreur en la tapant puisqu&lt;elle ne semble pas s&lt;etre rendue.Je pense a toi aussi souvent ! Porte toi bien xxx)

... clothing. They give a lot of respect to the roots of their dress codes as they always love the way it portrays and reflects what people feel, think and believe. The clothing is both practical and beautiful. Both men and women wear long dark robes of many layers made from hand woven tweed, sheepskin, or wool. The women also wear a long woollen apron called a chuba that is covered in bright horizontal stripes woven like a barcode and sometimes some metal ...

... ja hindu-ameeriklastest. Ülevalt (3750 m) on muidugi vinge vaade. Prantslased kukuvad kohe filmima. Märkan eemal tipul palvelippe ja otsustan sinna ronida. Ilma kottideta on see imelihtne. Tipust paistab kogu tuldud tee ja isegi Hemis-Shukpachu küla. Ja järgmine kõrgem tipp, kus oleks nagu ka palvelipud. Asja uurima minnes on sealt vaade võimsam, aga palvelipu toigas ümber kukkunud. Ehitan kividest aluse uuesti ja sean toika püsti. Lipud hakkavad kohe r ...

... through a desert mountain pass. Every time we turned a corner, there were only more mountains ahead and the trail continued winding up them. The air grew thinner...picture Krista and Lisa stumbling up a sand path in what looks like the land of the Sand People...we had almost finished our four liters of water, we were stopping to catch our breath every 30 feet, there was absolutely no shade and the sun ...

... in question been Stok. So far had just the one day away from Leh, took a jeep trip to see 4 Gompas (buddhist monasteries). The 4 been, Hemis (Pic 5, 6), Stakna (Pic 7), Thiksey (Pic 9, 10, 11, 12, 13) and Shey(Pic 2). All were very impressive both inside and out and all were located in spectacular locations. I think the best was Thiksey, it has a 120 monks living there, from young boys to old men. It also has a 40-50ft high cross ...