Above the Himalayas ...
Above the Himalayas ...
 ... glaciers
... glaciers
 Leh airport: Monks and a Swede
Leh airport: Monks and a Swede
 An unknown guide finds us
An unknown guide finds us
 The Indus Valley
The Indus Valley
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Alchi: A nice little hotel
Alchi: A nice little hotel
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 Visiting Alchi with our driver
Visiting Alchi with our driver
 Alchi: The area around the monastery
Alchi: The area around the monastery
 The Sumtseg tempel
The Sumtseg tempel
 A very old monastery
A very old monastery
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 Prayer flags
Prayer flags
 Below, Indus
Below, Indus
 Prayer wheels
Prayer wheels
 Ladakh: A desert above the Indus
Ladakh: A desert above the Indus
A ‘Chorten’
A ‘Chorten’
 The road between Alchi and Lamayuru
The road between Alchi and Lamayuru
 Lamayuru: The monastery
Lamayuru: The monastery
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 Beautiful frescoes
Beautiful frescoes
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 Arid landscape
Arid landscape
 3 ‘chorten’s
3 ‘chorten’s
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 A ‘mani’ stone
A ‘mani’ stone
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A Buddhist Gong
A Buddhist Gong
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 Around Lamayuru
Around Lamayuru
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 Rizong covers the entire valley
Rizong covers the entire valley
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 The Buddhist texts read in the temples
The Buddhist texts read in the temples
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 Likir
Likir
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 Clothing for the monks
Clothing for the monks
 Buddha
Buddha
Stone on stone ... and then ?
Stone on stone ... and then ?
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 The Zanskar range
The Zanskar range
 Phyang
Phyang
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 The young monks have lunch ...
The young monks have lunch ...
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 ... we partake !
... we partake !
 ‘Chorten’s
‘Chorten’s
 The monastery's plantations
The monastery's plantations
 Zanskar
Zanskar
 Spituk monastery
Spituk monastery
Leh: The Capital at 3,500 meters (11,483 ft)
Leh: The Capital at 3,500 meters (11,483 ft)
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 Street Market
Street Market
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 Downtown
Downtown
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 A Mosque
A Mosque
 Tibetan meal
Tibetan meal
 Our Guest House ...
Our Guest House ...
 ... no heating !
... no heating !
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Hole in my pants !
Hole in my pants !
 Chai stop
Chai stop
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 The climb starts
The climb starts
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The old palace ...
The old palace ...
 ... model: The ‘Potala’ in Lhasa
... model: The ‘Potala’ in Lhasa
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 The Monastery looms high above us
The Monastery looms high above us
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Leh
Leh
 The ‘Gompa’ (monastery)
The ‘Gompa’ (monastery)
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 World Peace Pagoda
World Peace Pagoda
 We descended on the other side
We descended on the other side
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 Big Prayer Wheel
Big Prayer Wheel
 Chai with our Guide
Chai with our Guide
 The Palace at Stok
The Palace at Stok
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 Striate mountain and bad road
Striate mountain and bad road
 Stakna: The Monastery
Stakna: The Monastery
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 The interior Courtyard
The interior Courtyard
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 Beautiful frescoes
Beautiful frescoes
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 The Indus Valley
The Indus Valley
 A restaurant along the road
A restaurant along the road
 Far away, Hemis monastery
Far away, Hemis monastery
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 Lots of monks ...
Lots of monks ...
 ... in the courtyard
... in the courtyard
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 The cell where we slept
The cell where we slept
 It's empty later on
It's empty later on
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 Housing for the monks
Housing for the monks
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 On the roof: View of ‘Chorten’s
On the roof: View of ‘Chorten’s
 The main temple is below
The main temple is below
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Hemis early next morning
Hemis early next morning
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 Far away, the Indus valley
Far away, the Indus valley
 Lhasa is not very far away !
Lhasa is not very far away !
 The monastery Chemre
The monastery Chemre
 The road starts to climb ...
The road starts to climb ...
... and climb
... and climb
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 Chang La (pass) ...
Chang La (pass) ...
 ... it is very high !
... it is very high !
 Marmots
Marmots
Gorgeous landscape on the other side ...
Gorgeous landscape on the other side ...
 ... and arid !
... and arid !
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Pangong lake, 4,250 meters (13,944 fr)
Pangong lake, 4,250 meters (13,944 fr)
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Nice sunshine !
Nice sunshine !
 Animal pen
Animal pen
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 Our Guest house
Our Guest house
 Our driver/guide
Our driver/guide
Heating ?
Heating ?
 The kitchen/dining room
The kitchen/dining room
 The return to Leh
The return to Leh
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 Thiksey monastery
Thiksey monastery
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 A big Buddha
A big Buddha
 The Zanskar range
The Zanskar range
 Leh: Hotel Bijoo ...
Leh: Hotel Bijoo ...
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 ... luxurious for us !
... luxurious for us !
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