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Ladakh with Tsomoriri trip
We had been planning this trip for so long, that I can’t even remember who had earlier proposed it. Not that it matters. For all I remember, I was vehemently against going to Leh by air, as I thought that it would ruin the whole journey. I wanted to experience the famous Manali-Leh highway.
However, inspite of all our plans, this trip came upon us quite unexpectedly. Less than a month back, when dad asked me whether I was interested for a trip, I said yes, only on the condition that we would go to Leh and that too by road. If he was game, I am too. At that time, he said yes, and so our trip was on. But I knew he didn’t want to take the usual route: Go Manali-> Leh by the road and come back by air.
So the next evening, both of us sat down and charted a different course altogether. This proved out to be one of the most enthralling trips of my life and the people who know me, know that I have travelled quite a bit, specially among Himalayas. Here, I would be giving a brief description of the tour. I am a man of less words, so I would let my pictures say the thousand words.
On Day 1 (21/7), we took the early morning Kingfisher flight from IGI ND to Leh.
The less said about this flight the better. The ‘Aloo Puri’ breakfast of the flight was stale, airhostesses looked like characters from ‘The Ghost Bride’ ( I think you can guess whose side they belonged to.)
Anyways, the plane was quite clean and I think that was the saving grace.
The weather was quite cloudy and views of Leh were scarce. After an uneventful flight, we landed safely on the irregular, jerky Leh runway.
After a bit of rest and ignoring warnings about AMS, we went to the market to hire ride for our charted plan, had a good lunch and went around Leh for some local sightseeing.
Disclaimer (for all articles in the series): All photographs have been shot by me and are my property. If you find them objectionable, please look elsewhere. If you think know, I have shot something which I didn’t have the right to shoot, I have done so in complete innocence. Please let me know, I will remove the snaps immediately and delete them from my computer too. Thanks!
