On the Road to Ladakh:
Delhi to Manali and Keylong
 
Arrival in Delhi
 
Jama Masjid, OIld Delhi
 
The Bazar
 
 
 
 
 
Majnu ka Tilla
 
 
Mc Leod Ganj (Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh)
 
Tibetan prayer stones
 
As often the case, Indian tourists ask us to have pictures taken with them
 
 
 
Manali
 
The Deodar Forest Reserve in Manali
 
 
Kids playing in central Manali
 
Its the 15th of August, Independence Day
 
The whole village is on the main place for the Independence Day ceremony
 
 
 
 
Manali to Keylong
 
Getting ready for the 6 days journey to Leh
 
Slowly ascending and leaving the vegetation behind
 
A fort just before Keylong
 
 
 
Sha-Shur Monastery
 
 
 
At 3400m, the friendly village of Keylong makes a good place to spend a day to acclimatize
 
 
 
 
Women from surrounding villages come to Keylong for tool-shopping
 
 
 
 
Click on the different sections below for the pictures: