Day 2 at Leh-
After sleeping
for a night in Leh, we got comfortably acclimatized to the altitude. However,
not much of work could be done.
We planned to go
to the famous Pangong lake by bikes. But Mohit’s health and my fears did not
allow us to get on the bikes. So, Ravi Bhaiya (Mohit’s brother) booked a cab for us.
We left early in the morning at around 6 a.m. as we planned to return by evening.
But I would really love to stay for a night there. I can only imagine how it would
be to look at the star studded deep blue sky with a tranquil lake besides
surrounded by looming mountains. Even the thought of this gives me goose bumps.
Never mind, it has been added to my wish list. Next time!!! Oh yes! I am coming here again. Some time in my life!
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| Way to Pangong! So Serene!!! |
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Caution!
These roads are highly accident prone
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As we left early,
we did not face much of traffic. It can be very difficult to drive with huge
traffic on bad road to Pangong. So it is always advisable to leave early. We
were stopped by a herd of holy cows of Ladakh- Yalks.
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Ladakh's holy cow
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We stopped
at a tea stall for Maggi and tea. The stall owner added some local herb in it
and it was the yummiest Maggi I have ever had. She had a beautiful and shy
daughter who posed beautifully for us. Here are some pics-
Then we left for
the lake. After around one hour, we got the first glimpse of The Pangong lake. Oh
My God!!! That is so beautiful. This is something someone should visit at least
once. And a lot of tourists have come after the movie 3 Idiots. But one thing we
forget is to maintain the dignity of the place. Why can’t we leave the habit of
dropping chips packets and plastic bottles everywhere? We must know that these places
are very difficult to reach let alone clean. So any junk left would remain there
forever and ever. So we should not destroy such vulnerable places.
We were reaching close
to Pangong and our excitement was shooting. Around 35 kms of Pangong lake lies in
India and rest of around 100
km is in China.
Since this place has
become famous after “3 Idiots”, we find many food stalls named after characters
of 3 idiots.
We enjoyed in the
salt lake and had some great pictures taken.
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| Tohfa Qubool Ho! |
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| Nothing to say! |
This is one experience I find difficult
to express. The beauty, serenity and tranquility of the place is ineffable.
Even
the photographs are less beautiful. After having lunch,
we left for Leh. While returning, we stopped at Changla Pass. Its not advisable to stay at passes, so we left early. moreover, we were so much in awe of Pangong that everything else seemed less beautiful.
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Leaving ChangLa Pass |
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JULEY!!!
Then we left for
the lake. After around one hour, we got the first glimpse of The Pangong lake. Oh
My God!!! That is so beautiful. This is something someone should visit at least
once. And a lot of tourists have come after the movie 3 Idiots. But one thing we
forget is to maintain the dignity of the place. Why can’t we leave the habit of
dropping chips packets and plastic bottles everywhere? We must know that these places
are very difficult to reach let alone clean. So any junk left would remain there
forever and ever. So we should not destroy such vulnerable places.
We were reaching close
to Pangong and our excitement was shooting. Around 35 kms of Pangong lake lies in
India and rest of around 100
km is in China.
