Hotel Yak Tail Leh

... pump" I was quite devastated to find out that there is no gas there, and they don't expect any tomorrow as well. There was some sort of shock there (i somehow just didn't expect the possibility of being stuck without fuel), and like a beheaded chicken I jumped on the scooter, going back home. I had some unclear hope that I'll get some petrol in one of the villages on the way to Leh, I don't know why. That hope has disappeared when I reached Khardung. No one had any petrol to sell. The ...

... it became colder, but in a pretty severe way. When I reached the check post - South Pullu - some Indian tourist was very surprised with me having no hat, and was very kind to give me one - called Monkey Hat (it just took it off the head of the the ladies in the car, which made her surprised as well :). So now equipped with the Monkey Hat, gloves, full helmet, thermic underwear, boots I was going to pass the Khardung La @5.6 km. This would be the highest point for me to visit ...

... the road is not terrible, but quite bad. The traffic is not huge, but it's scaring. When I finally get to Leh it's way dark and I understand that I can't find the way to the rental office. I'm totally devastated, frozen alive and hungry. Somehow I use the GPS to get back. The guys are happy I'm alive, and even take me home to the hotel, where I eat - something, not that important. And almost half dead falling asleep, still cold like an ice bag. <br><br>

Night was freezing cold despite our mummy sleeping bags.<br><br>This time for breakfast we ask for porridge in addition to pancakes.<br><br>After two hours of walking, we reach the Lasermo La Pass at 5500 meters, the highest we have ever been. The bonus ...

... the most loved stones and we saw flashes of the striking red and blue all over Leh. Jewellery is considered so important that the women believe that if they forget to wear their earrings that they will return to Earth as a donkey in their next life. We were lucky to see the Tibetans dressed in all their best costumes during the Ladakh parade a couple of days later.<br><br><br>Speaking of donkeys, there are lots of street donkeys, asses and mules in ...

... on ainult kokakoolat ja Mountain Dew'd. Võtan siis viimast, et lunastada endale varjuline istumiskoht kaasapandud lõunasöögi võrra koti kergemaks söömiseks. Ümberringi lillelõhn ja vaade küla valgekslubjatud majadele. Super. Natukese aja tshillimise järel saabuvad ameerika noored ja hakkavad vahetama kogemusi küpsiste teemal. Lahkun edasi Temisgami suunas.<br>Pisut varjulist asfaltteed, siis põikan külavaheteele ja lõikan ära mitu kurvi. Proovin ühe veejoa all ...

... as the wind whipped gravel into our faces... Here, the trail met up with the road, which we followed downhill into the valley (another 1 1/2 hours). There was a little mix up with the stupid arrows painted on rocks again pointing us in the wrong way for guesthouses, but we found our way eventually. The sun was beginning to set just as we came into town. We found a guesthouse that had plenty of room ...

... the courage to ask him to repeat, didn't blink an eye, but I kept wincing on his behalf. During one of the stops [a collection of parachute tents by the roadside] a small child was chasing a lamb around. Possibly in an attempt to stop him, an old guy decided to lunge wildly at him. I didn't catch the whole event, but one minute this ancient ...

... present by my work colleages. Picture List: 02 View From Shey Gompa 2 03 Old Leh and Palace 04 Buddhist Mask 05 Hemis Gompa 06 Houses at Hemis 07 Stakna Gompa 08 Prayer Flags 09 Thiksey Gompa 1 10 Thiksey Gompa 2 11 View from Thiksey Gompa 1 12 Thiksey Girl 13 View from Thiksey Gompa 2 14 Hostal View 15 Leh Child 16 Old Leh Lady in Garden 17 Leh Gompa 18 Leh Fort 19 Namgyal Gompa and Fort- Leh 20 Leh Houses 21 Buddhist Prayer Items