Over 2000 Km by road, in around 10 days. Stunning landscapes, wonderful people. That sums up our Ladakh trip. But how did it actually work? How did we make it happen? Read on to find out! Leh, the capital of Ladakh , is accessible by air and road. Flying into Leh is the easiest, and time-saving option, while the road is the time consuming one, but with the added advantage of driving past some of the most beautiful landscapes in our country. Each option has much to recommend it, and we chose the road for just one reason – altitude sickness. Altitude sickness was one of my biggest concerns, since I suffer from motion-sickness. Yes, I do travel a lot, but that is despite my condition, and, over the years, have learnt how to handle it. I struggled with it when we visited Nathu-La in Sikkim, and wondered if I would be able to manage a week at the even higher altitudes that we would encounter in Ladakh. This was the reason we stuck to a basic plan, of only 9 days in Ladakh, though we
We recently saw a sight in our building, which is common in Kerala, but rather unusual for this city. Shankar was the first to spot the man atop our coconut tree, and suggested that it was a good opportunity for some photos.... So here they are...... shots of a guy at ease atop a coconut tree, and his descent... without any aids except his hands and feet............
:)Oh i am always amazed watching them climb the tree with their bare hands and just that rope around their legs... amazing!!
ReplyDeleteone guy comes home once every couple of mths to pull out all coconuts!! :)
dint know they had it up North as well
Quite unusual in Mumbai! And did you notice, he did give you a look.
ReplyDeleteAbout your query on my post Peacocks [Mor, मोर] of Morachi Chincholi [मोराची चिंचोली], I suggest the best place to stay is Pune only. It's just 50 kms. by road from Pune.
how do i vote for yu?
ReplyDeletecool!!
ReplyDeletei heard the contest for making a tree climbing robot is still on!!
Many congratulations on the nominations Anu.
ReplyDeleteWow! Great captures.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was small, i used to admire them for being so brave.
@ Aaarti: well, they do come by once in a while.... but they are difficult to get hold of them, esp since there are so few..... and in any case, our colony is more like a village amidst this busy city.....
ReplyDelete@ Bhavesh : yes, he did spot me, and was probably surprised to see someone taking pics!!
thanks for the info...... have to go there sometime sooon.....
@ Sorcerer : welcome to my blogs..... yes, i heard about it too......
@ Mridula : thanks.... it was a great surprise.. as well as a great pleasure...
@ Indrani : yes, me too.... never thought i would see one here...