New Moon Guest House Leh

... some four pillars holding the cellar, these are decorated colorfully with some sort of banners. One of the walls is a kind of alter, I guess. It is covered with all different images of Buddha (i think:). A big portrait of Dalai Lama is hung there as well. Some blinking lights are attached all around - honestly these look pathetic. The monks are sitting in symmetric rows, facing the center of the room. There is a principal who sits closer to the alter and conducts the process. There are ...

Taking a ride to Diskit. Initially wanted to take off at 7, but of course with all the fueling, etc I was on the road only at 10. On the way I made a small accident - hit a female donkey which was running away like there is no tomorrow from a mating male. Of course I have also mistaken with the road, and had to take a shortcut to the proper way. At the beginning it all looked very nice - the road was in a very good condition, the riding was pleasant. 
But as I went higher and ...

... task even for me. I'm sure I would be able to manage this task better if the road was a normal one. But it wasn't... It wasn't at all... I think I never had a ride on such a terrible road. I took myself the whole rear seat which wasn't taken, though I was the very last passenger. Does it ring a bell? Well it startd to ring it very loud as the bus progressed. I think now it's scientifically proven that the worst type of vibrations are concentrated and ...

... nom de Nicolas, nous pensons partir ensemble à la NUBRA VALLEY. Pour s'y rendre il nous faut l’horaire de bus et comme pour d’autres régions du Nord de l’Inde un permis qu’on obtient sans difficulté majeure dans chacune des agences contre un montant de 30 Rupees (CH0.60) par jour. Le permis étant vite établi et le bus partant à 6h du matin, on pensait se rendre à Diskit le lendemain, capitale de la vallée de Nubra. Comme les cultures ne ...

... in time to celebrate Tulasi's 40th birthday. So, i rolled out of bed in a weak state and made the final preparations for the trek, packing, tweaking the route, sorting out the medicines and stocking up on dried fruits. There's a wonderful store in town that sells fantastic Apricot kernal cream which is perfect for protecting your facial skin in this Himalayan air.


Rain, hail or shine, we leave tomorrow for the Markha Valley trek.

... br>Fin*lly we *rrived in Leh *nd the d*rkness *g*in le*ves us wondering where we *re *nd wh*t this pl*ce is like!
Next morning we *w*ke *nd he*d for bre*kf*st in this c*fe th*t s*ys "english bre*kf*st"...never in my life h*ve i been so excited!! we order *nd *w*it p*tiently for wh*t is sure to be spect*cul*r! .... we were * little dis*ppointed... my h*shbrown w*s chopped pot*to *nd onion in nothing only curry bleedin s*uce!my brown bre*d w*s white, *nd my fried eggs ...

... stuupaga, mis on esimeseks teetähiseks. 3710 m. See läheb lihtsalt. Tagasi vaadates näen hulka inimesi endale järele sammumas.
Lähen kurult alla ja tagant kostva hõiklemise tõttu jään poolel teel kivile istuma, lastes endast mööda prantsuse filmiperekonna, ameerika-hindu segaperekonna ja kamba ameerika noori. Kõik on giidiga. Hindu naine on ainus, kes tundub saavat aru kivil istumise mõttest.
Ees on pikk tõus Mepteki kurule, mille käigus möödun ...

... korra eksirännakutel nägin matkaraamatus kirjeldatud kohta. Giid tundub üsna kõhklev, kui näeb mind lahkumas.
Jätan kloostri seljataha ja kohtan valget meest seljakoti ja lillekimbuga. Pärin igaks juhuks, kas see ikka õige tee. Seda on kindluse mõttes alati hea iga vastutulija käest küsida. Tee on õige ja lisaks olevat selles suunas lihtsam minna. Teiselt poolt tulles on kurule väga järsk tõus. Lilledest järeldan, et koht, mis ees ootab, on ilus ja lilleline.
Igasugused ...

... or less. So we wandered up, took some pics, enjoyed the view and used the Tibetan style toilet with the greatest view ever. We came back down and could not find our van. A nice man told us our driver had left, but he was sending someone else, and in a few minutes he arrived! It was definitely worth going to--the stupa itself is new and very large, but the views are what it's all about. Today we decided to take it easy and have a full day of health before our trek ...

... it seemed as if
they had been topped by gold powder. I caught sight of the valley where Leh city lay. Nestled between the
peaks, it looked like it was out of an architect's model, the houses
neatly arranged within the city and the roads stenciled out. A set of
hospitals lay outside the main city, their green rooftops bearing a
huge red cross on white background, perhaps as an indicator to the
pilots in case of need. The plane swung through the air as it prepared to ...