The Grand Dragon Ladakh Leh

... there is even some traffic there. The most of the shops are trekking, climbing, rafting, etc. related, but many of them are already closed. I found a nice vegetarian restaurant - Lamayuru, they serve tasty food. There are many buildings that are renovated/constructed - all are decorated with the local ornament, very impressive. It feels nice in Leh! 
On the way back to the hotel I check with one of the travel agencies ...

... br><br><br>Jour 1 - Point d;arrivee, Rumback (le nouveau point sur la carte), 4050 metres d altitude. 9 maisons.<br><br>Jour 2 - Point d;arrivee, Yurutse, 4200 metres. 1 maison...vous comprendrez donc que ce village et les prochains ne sont pas sur la carte !!<br><br>Jour 3 - point d;arrivee (apres avoir traverse un col a 4900 metres), Shingo, 4250 metres, 3 maisons<br><br>Jour 4 - point d;arrivee, Kaya, 3500 metres, 8 maisons.<br><br>Jours 5 - point d;arrivee, Chilling ...

Day in Leh. We organize our 6-day trek<br>on the cheap trough Sonam, our motorcycle dealer. He is honest and we are<br>looking to bypass the traditional agents and their high commissions. Budget is<br>10`000 rupees (CH200), but we will go a little ...

... glow cast over the Himalayas. There was a trashy Tibetan rock band who gathered a mosh pit and a drumming and a sacred fire circle to finish.<br><br>Another day we went to the Main Bizarre street to meet Beccles and Tim and to watch the start of the colourful Ladakh Summer Festival which begins with a parade through town that ends at the polo ground where various dances, songs and traditional performances are done by cultural groups. It was a full ...

Le*ving m*n*li *t 1pm on mond*y we expected th*t we'd *rrive in Leh m*ybe in the wee hours of the morning! Little did we know th*t we;d be m*kinh\g *n over night pits sop in * pl*ce c*lled Keylong not even h*lf w*y to Leh. A long hot stone infested unbeliev*bly uncomfort*ble c*r journey from Leh to keylong left us dr*ined. *fter *rriveing *t 7:30 p.m. we were not even put out by the f*ct th*t we were st*ying in my gr*nny's old sitting room for the night. Another 5:*m st*rt on ...

... ll*tulemist lis*ots* gomp*ni. Või oleks see jub* l*hkuse kurit*rvit*mine. M*rtti pole se*l suure tõenäosuseg* käinud. R**m*tud sellest koh*st ei räägi.<br>Esimene kontrollpunkt on kümmekond kilomeetrit enne kurut, South Pulu. Se*l te*t*v*d *metimehed, et on ro*dblock j* bl*sting j* kurule ei s**. S*nju muutub murelikuks. K*sut*n juhust j* küsin, k*s me ei võiks selle *semel hoopis gomp*t kül*st*d*. Mõeldud, tehtud. Enne ronime veel S*nju j* tem* sõpr*de ig*-**st ...

... vastupunnimisest hoolimata 150 kohe tagasi.<br>Ine nõuab pildistamispeatust Chemre kloostri juures ja hindudel on meist ilmselgelt siiber. Eriti kui minu autost välja päästmiseks tuleb kahel neist samuti väljuda.<br>Takso paneb meid maha reisiputka ees. Saame teed ja teeme edasisi plaane. Ine kavatseb minna matkama ja Nubra orgu, aga homme veel kõhtu ravida. Jagame Wasimi siis niimoodi ära, et mina lähen tema ja motikaga homme Khardung La'st alla sõitma. Kaalun küll ...

... Saan praetud nuudleid. Ja joon laualt kannust ära kõik vee. Seda pole seal palju ja juurde paraku ei tooda. Loodetavasti polnud see lillevesi või midagi taolist.<br>Võtan tänavalt veel ühe mahla ja shokolaadi ning uurin takso leidmise võimaluste järele. Jalad üsna tömbid isegi Hundarisse tagasi jalutamiseks. Lisaks tahtmine veel mööda orgu sõita ja templeid näha. Mind suunatakse bussijaama, kus tuvastan taksoputka sildi. Peale lühikest terve ...

... plus the Basgo Chamba Gompa which was closed<br>during our visit and the keys kept in the Hemis monastery, according to the caretaker.<br>The distance from Leh to Kargil is 235km, the last few hours is a real change in landscape,<br>replacing the rock desert feeling with green plants and apple trees;here is also the cultural<br>boundary from tibetan buddhism to islam, our driver had to stop at the first minarett and<br>pray to Allah for a few minutes.

... on the beach, hued a deep brown and set<br>as if a giant hand had mold them from the earth. Further ahead, I could<br>spot snow shoveled over the next range of peaks. The most distant peaks<br>presented a fantastic sight. Covered entirely with snow, with just the<br>naked tops of the peaks showing through, they scratched the sky's<br>underbelly and drew clouds from it. It seemed as if they had cut a<br>giant pillow and all the cotton had just spilled out in the surroundings. As the ...