Hi all,
After a five day tracking through the highlands I am back in Leh again.The last 5 days I spend walking through the " moonlandscape of Ladakh". Further details will follow as I have no notes with me right now.The tracking was absolute fabulous, wonderfull landscapes, good weather (sometimes even too hot too walk and climb, good vegetarian food and a fantastic crew too take care of us.
Tomorrow we leave for a festival at TakTok and we will spend a full day over there.
I will come back with more deatils later.
CU,
Arjan
Friday, 27 July 2012
Friday, 20 July 2012
India 2012 (20/07/2012)
Hi All,
18/7 Dehli
Flight to Dehli went smoothly and I arrived around 2:00 am in my hotel. Afeter a short and bloody hot night I made a city walk around the slopes of old Dehli with a guide from the Salaam Bakaar Trust. A trust which takes care of the streetchildren of Dehli. They give them a shelter and some education.
In the afternoon I hired a taxi with 3 other members of our group to do a quick tour through Dehli. In a rush we passed the Red Fort, The park where Ghandi was cremated, The India Gate, the houses of Parlement and made a visit to the Laksmi Nayaran Temple.
19/7 Leh
An early rise to catch the plane to Leh. Again a smooth flight and at the end it became claer why this flight only leaves when Leh is not cloudy. The pilot has to make a few hard turns between the mountains to reach the lane to land.
Earlier still on the airport in Dehli I learned from a local newspaper that it had been over 40C.
Grapped some lunch and walked into the city of Leh, which is very small and easy to walk around. Tried not to move to fast as Leh is situated at 3500mtrs altitude. You really have to get used to that. Little less air and if you move to fast your hart beates like hell.
Dinner in a garden restaurant where I had my first Thali. A vegetarian dish containing rice, several curries and bread. Delicious food.
20/7 Leh
Climbed up to the Palace of Leh where we had a look around. It was my first serious climb. A steel path going up for a few hundred meters. The palace was old and is still being renovated, but you have a nice few over the city.
After the palace another climb to the high above the palace situated Gompa. Some king of monastary. A real nice building on top of the mountain with even better views and statues and wallpaintings.
For the afternoon some shopping for the trecking is planned and some further relaxing.
In Leh the weather is much more pleasant than in Dehli. It is around 25C and a few cloudes.
CU,
Arjan
18/7 Dehli
Flight to Dehli went smoothly and I arrived around 2:00 am in my hotel. Afeter a short and bloody hot night I made a city walk around the slopes of old Dehli with a guide from the Salaam Bakaar Trust. A trust which takes care of the streetchildren of Dehli. They give them a shelter and some education.
In the afternoon I hired a taxi with 3 other members of our group to do a quick tour through Dehli. In a rush we passed the Red Fort, The park where Ghandi was cremated, The India Gate, the houses of Parlement and made a visit to the Laksmi Nayaran Temple.
19/7 Leh
An early rise to catch the plane to Leh. Again a smooth flight and at the end it became claer why this flight only leaves when Leh is not cloudy. The pilot has to make a few hard turns between the mountains to reach the lane to land.
Earlier still on the airport in Dehli I learned from a local newspaper that it had been over 40C.
Grapped some lunch and walked into the city of Leh, which is very small and easy to walk around. Tried not to move to fast as Leh is situated at 3500mtrs altitude. You really have to get used to that. Little less air and if you move to fast your hart beates like hell.
Dinner in a garden restaurant where I had my first Thali. A vegetarian dish containing rice, several curries and bread. Delicious food.
20/7 Leh
Climbed up to the Palace of Leh where we had a look around. It was my first serious climb. A steel path going up for a few hundred meters. The palace was old and is still being renovated, but you have a nice few over the city.
After the palace another climb to the high above the palace situated Gompa. Some king of monastary. A real nice building on top of the mountain with even better views and statues and wallpaintings.
For the afternoon some shopping for the trecking is planned and some further relaxing.
In Leh the weather is much more pleasant than in Dehli. It is around 25C and a few cloudes.
CU,
Arjan
Monday, 16 July 2012
India 2012 (16-7-2012)
Ready for take-off
Almost anything I might need on the way to India has been packed, my ticket is confirmed and the boardingpass has been printed. Tuesday morning I will leave around 7:30 to Schiphol and I will be airborn at 11:30 on my flight KL871 to India (New Dehli).
The map below will give an estimate of the planned route.
CU,
Arjan
Almost anything I might need on the way to India has been packed, my ticket is confirmed and the boardingpass has been printed. Tuesday morning I will leave around 7:30 to Schiphol and I will be airborn at 11:30 on my flight KL871 to India (New Dehli).
The map below will give an estimate of the planned route.
Arjan
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