During my last vacation(the very last after finishing my degree studies... the one between my student life and my professional life... the last one I had about 10 months ago!!), I visited Ladakh. The trip brings so many memories of that amazing place in India, the truly heavenly place on earth - Kashmir!
Ladakh has been the most beautiful place I have visited so far. Ladakh is also known as Little Tibet, Land of High Passes and also as Moonland on Earth. What makes this place beautiful is not just the landscape beauty but also the soft spoken and kind people who live here. Ladakh is undoubtedly the cleanest place I have ever seen in India, mainly because of the ban on plastic bags, which I think the rest of India must strictly follow! 70% of the tourists here are foreigners. It's a must visit place for everyone, especially all Indians, to see for themselves how beautiful a part of India is and be proud of being an Indian!
Enough said, now I am just going to let the pictures do the talking for me...
Aerial view of the mighty Himalayas
Aerial view of a town in Ladakh
Me standing next to a large Buddhist prayer wheel
These prayer wheels have papers rolled inside them with prayers written on them. It is said that spinning such wheels has the same effect as orally reciting the prayers
The hotel where I stayed.
Even stayed in a tent for a night!
Colourful bands with the prayer "Om Mani Padme Hum" written on them.
Leh palace
Shanti Stupa
A mighty idol of Lord Buddha inside a temple
Confluence of the Indus and the Zanskar rivers.
A rocky mountain
The desert in Ladakh
My brother taking pictures of the landscape
An icy mountain and it's reflection in the water
Pangong lake, my favorite place in Ladakh. Located on India-China border.
Me sitting by the Pangong lake.
L-R: My cousin Bhaumik, Pratik uncle, Madhavi maasi and Me.
Ladakh also has a variety of flora and fauna.
A double humped camel
Traditional dance
Traditional Dance
I guess these are enough pictures to prove my point - Ladakh is awesome. Still don't believe me, then visit the place because pictures can't truly capture the beauty of any place as what is visible to our eyes! If you do visit it someday, do share your experience with me! Until then Adios Amigos!
