Leh to Lamayuru
 
Leh & Surroundings
 
   
Locals praying at Hemis Monastery
 
Tikse Gompa
 
Arrival in Leh
 
Yangdol in her garden
 
Yangdol’s living room
 
View of Leh, with its polo ground in the distance
 
 
In the streets of Old Leh
 
The Fort of Tashi Namgyal
 
 
 
Likir to Lamayuru
 
This is were the Indus and Zanskar rivers join their waters
 
Two pupils on the way to school
 
Starting our hike from Likir to YangTang
 
 
Local farmers harvesting
 
 
 
Arriving at the first pass
 
 
 
Arrival in Yang Thang
 
Room with a view!
 
 
Making butter, the living room and kitchen
 
One of the local kids, on his way to school
 
Ascending towards Kunu La Pass (3910m)
 
Tired but accomplished!
 
 
 
 
Lamayuru Monastery
 
 
 
Lamayuru
 
 
 
 
Back in Leh
 
 
The market in Leh
 
Dried apricots are one of the local specialties
 
Spinning the prayer wheel
 
 
 
 
   
Choosing fake flowers for a new look
 
It isn’t hard to pick out the women from this particular village!
 
The typical Ladakhi hat
 
Dinner at Yangdol’s, with the most delicious momos, made with fresh vegetables
from the garden
 
Yangdol and her husband lend their wedding outfits to Cristina and Nicola
 
Last evening in Leh, with our Ladakhi family
 
 
 
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