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
This one is the Ganpati from our colony - The Chedda Nagar Ganpati.
While the decor is usually something quite...well, ...just decorative, this year, the young lot organizing the festival seem to have had some interesting ideas..... not really surprising, considering the kind of issues on at the moment.
The idea is a balance between development and the environment, as depicted by the scales behind the Ganesha
On the left is the typical skyline of Mumbai - with skyscrapers and factories, complete with the roads built over the sea..
On the right is a typical village scene....
All in all, a simple display, one which suggests no solutions, but better than the usual run of the mill decorations... Samhith loved the houses and the roads, and has come up with lots of ideas for Navaratri!!!
While the decor is usually something quite...well, ...just decorative, this year, the young lot organizing the festival seem to have had some interesting ideas..... not really surprising, considering the kind of issues on at the moment.
The idea is a balance between development and the environment, as depicted by the scales behind the Ganesha
On the left is the typical skyline of Mumbai - with skyscrapers and factories, complete with the roads built over the sea..
On the right is a typical village scene....
All in all, a simple display, one which suggests no solutions, but better than the usual run of the mill decorations... Samhith loved the houses and the roads, and has come up with lots of ideas for Navaratri!!!
Festival wishes...
ReplyDeleteThey really get creative and its so wonderful to see these themes, visit the pandals and be a part of the festivities ...
ReplyDeleteHappy Ganesh Chaturthi:)