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Leh Palace- Leh Palace - Wikipedia Also a very detailed description Leh Palace : Facts, History and Complete Travel Guide - Ladakh Beautiful views of the surrounding landscape are available from the 9 levels. Photography within the complex is restricted but the museum, video & workmanship...

Magnetic Hill There were certainly plenty of people who wanted to check out the myths & theories here. The myth- the villagers have a myth about this place. They think there was a time when a road existed at Magnetic Hill existed. This road took people to heaven. Those who deserved heaven were...

The Indus Zanskar Confluence (Sangam) -Meeting of Waters: The Majestic Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers in Ladakh India | by Wagjihash | Medium The meeting point of the rivers is a beautiful site and it has also been developed for rafting & bungee jumping. It was fairly quiet when we...

Day Trip Around Leh As noted earlier, tourism is a bit of a closed shop in Leh. We set off with the same driver (very steady and good company but no real value add to what we were seeing) and a young lady as our guide. Going on our previous experience with guides in India we were expecting...

Our stay was to be at at Hotel T Chong Leh. This hotel was owned in the same interests as the tour car that took us to the Nubra Valley. Hotel T Chong Leh A step down in price from the Grand Dragon and not as swank but still very comfortable (soundproofing was not as good for traffic & dogs...

Back to Leh Our next day was taken up travelling back over the Khardung pass to Leh.-fresh snow had fallen and certainly changed the appearance of some of the affected peaks. As per Smart Traveller “Do not travel to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir; and the India-Pakistan border (except...

Out to the camels Some of the archery gear. There was also some slug gun targets

View gives an insight into the work involved in the sticks stashed in the columns

Day around Hunder A day with much less time spent in the car & less of a challenge on the roads. Hunder is a place of rich history and culture as it was once a part of the ancient Silk Route that connected India, China, and Central Asia. Hunder has a long and fascinating history that dates...

The peaks at back right (darker colour) are in Pakistan Buckwheat crop One of the army bases-some have their own schools & school buses Roadside memorial for victims of bus crash

More of drive to Turtuk Raja Mohammad Khan Kacho-he is on 4th last line on left in above photo Walls of the palace Part of the kitchen

Photos from drive to Turtuk A pretty fair indication of how bad the dust was in some sections Shyok War Memorial

Around the Nubra Valley This is a very strategic area. We made a day trip to the beautiful little village of Turtuk, just 7km from the Line of Control and within sight of the massive peaks of Pakistan. Huge Indian Army bases are dotted along the road with lots of “no photo” zones along an...

The Dunes Boutique Hotel Hundar Village Luxury Boutique Hotel in Nubra Valley | The Dunes Ladakh Our hotel in the Nubra Valley was a great spot. Magan has had people stay here many times & believed it was our best option. Perhaps not as polished as the web might present but certainly very...

Just below centre & to left is a person on the 3km zipline ride. Ground surface there is sand & small rock rubble. We had just driven along the L shaped road The area around Leh had a lot of road safety type signs

A hard way to surface a road Great spot for a chai tea Really peeing into the wind here Some beaut road surface in spots-drivers are generally more obedient here too!

Out of Leh With the correct permits in place, our next activity was 3 nights in the Nubra Valley, an area that played a critical part in the rich history of the Silk Route. There are more rough challenging roads through the Ladakh Range including our highest pass of the trip - Khardung Pass...

Sorry but I think the perspective is that only a very small % of flyers collect or worry about boarding passes

Around Leh Leh - Wikipedia Ladakh - Wikipedia We had a street walk on 2nd day through the markets.-plenty of fresh produce on display-apples, apricots, dried fruits, potatoes, turnips, beans. Leh is such an isolated spot with the fuel trucked in and the locals find a lot of general items...

Some good Italian food available A club sandwich was a simple choice on the 1st night You were encouraged to tag if you took the photo Next time I am in a lift in Aust I will see what average weight they use