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
October is over and November is here. Before I know it, the year will be over! And I am nowhere near catching up with all the posts I have to write. October brought in so much travel, from the unexpected Club Mahindra Bloggers Meet to another unexpected Diwali trip to Sringeri. There is so much I want to write, but the words will take some time to come. Meanwhile, I just realised that the blog has been left alone for too long without a post, so I will be posting some random images from my trips.....
We were on our way to Nainital, when we stopped to take pics of the wonderful view of the hills and valleys. But as we clicked and posed for others, these weeds by the roadside caught my eye.
They are just weeds - unwanted and un-cared for. Yet, they grow profusely wherever they get the chance! If we see them in our garden, we pluck them and throw them off, but look closer and see the innate beauty, the perfect geometrical shapes. Remember drawing flowers with a compass in school? Doesnt this remind you of that? And yet, this is so much more beautiful, for it is small - the diameter would be less than a centimeter - and besides, it is alive!
Are these not called Dandy Lions Anu?
ReplyDeleteI think Dandelions too is the name?
ReplyDeleteSuperb! Like son the mom or is it the other way round. I admire the inquisitiveness.
ReplyDeleteloved the last line: it is indeed alive!! It is beautiful Anu.
ReplyDeleteCan I ask you a favour? The font is fine in the post but really small in the comment form. Could you pl. increase it? Thanks!
No idea, Julia... i wondered if they were dandelions.
ReplyDeletemaybe, Mridula! thinking of adding to the write up with some interesting stuff about dandelions!
ReplyDeleteTHanks! there is a whole lot of inquisitiveness around, both for mom and son!
ReplyDeleteTHanks so much! and thanks for pointing out abt the font.. will increase it!
ReplyDeleteNew way of thinking about these so called unwanted part of our gardens! Doesn't this post apply to our daily lives!!!! Food for thought
ReplyDeleteThanks kanthi!
ReplyDeleteSometimes we need weeds and thorns to appreciate the ones that please the senses, don't we? And sometimes we need to see the neglected for what they are.
ReplyDeleteLovely post, Anu.
Absolutely, Sudha!
ReplyDeleteappreciate your post ,thanks for sharing a nice post
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