Category: Ladakh
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To Ladakh
We met in the shadows of the multi-coloured mountains We danced on the banks of Indus The cool crisp afternoon and the burning sun and the moon! A sliver of white against the blue sky roofed the sleeping palace of rocks and dust where its people are long gone The steps weaving sands and stones…
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Ladakh Day 8
This is a post long time coming. Two holidays later, and I am still not done writing about my adventures in Ladakh. I guess there are no words that can quite describe my feelings at this point. Nothing I can put down eloquently enough, honestly enough, and true enough. This day was to be our…
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Ladakh Day 7
I rose at dawn, when the sun had started to peek through the mountains, a glowing jewel atop a crown. The sky was clear that day, a taunt to me over the smouldering blanket of the night before. Itinerary Tsokar (Lake) Back to Leh, free and easy We were initially supposed to lodge at the…
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Ladakh Day 6
Blink, and half the trip’s gone. This day, we were headed to Tsomoriri, another lake in Ladakh. Tsomoriri is lesser known on account of it not appearing in the hugely popular movie “3 Idiots” (okay, I didn’t watch it though). We would be passing by the hot springs of Chumatang. After my hot spring experience in Hakone, Japan,…
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Ladakh Day 5
We survived the night. Yes. I opened my eyes and thought, “It can’t be.” 4.30am and I could see the light through the wall of the tent. Morning had come upon me suddenly. I crawled out of the warmth of the bed (wincing at the crackling of static), stepped over to the entrance and pulled…
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Ladakh Day 3 & 4
We were a little bit worried regarding the trip to the Pangong Tso because we had still not acclimatised to Leh’s weather. One of our travel companions had been to the lake, though not overnight, so we had been forewarned that it would be cold. We felt that we might be unprepared for the temperature. So, prior to the trip…
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Ladakh Day 2
At the point of the publication of this post, at least a month would have passed by. But my longing to return to Ladakh has not lessened. Day 2 would be one of the longest days we would have in Ladakh, because of the number of things we did, and the places we went. So…
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India Day 2: Leh, Ladakh or Ladakh Day 1
Here we come to the motive of our trip to India – Jammu & Kashmir. Or to be precise, Leh, Ladakh. And so day 2 – We left behind the dust of Delhi for the mountains of Ladakh. We left our hotel in the wee hours of the morning to get ourselves checked in. By the time…
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