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
I took this pic when we were returning from Morachi Chincholi... I think we were somewhere on the expressway.... and I remember wishing for dark clouds and some rain, but all we could see was the sun!
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The sky still looks quite dramatic.
ReplyDeletewhat awesome skies..
ReplyDeleteLove the varied cloud formations and their shades...
ReplyDeleteWow...stunning photo!Thank you for sharing and have a great weekend!
ReplyDeleteNice post for skywatch Friday post.
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The gathering clouds look like they r ready for an invasion of sorts. lol
ReplyDeleteHeavenly!
ReplyDeleteThe only word for that sky!
A beautiful view. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteNice silvery cloud patterns Anu.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture.
Sun peeping through clouds,silhoutted mountain and blue background...really nice.
ReplyDelete@Mridula: yes, it does..... I loved the sun peeping from between the clouds...
ReplyDelete@Patty: thanks...
@Sankara : thanks.....
@Steffi: thanks! I just had a look at your blog, and you took me back to the days when I loved to stitch and used my mom's old sarees to practice stitching clothes for myself!!!
@Light and Voices: thanks a lot! loved your clouds too... thats how the sky looks like here today!
@Stan: what a way to describe the clouds!! LOL!
@Joy: thanks so much!
@P.N.Subramanian: thanks....
@Indrani: thanks... yes.. the silver lining does come out, doesnt it??
@Chitra: thanks.....