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some fotographs which I could not include as part of the blog................

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I have tried to give captions where possible, where you find no caption deem the picture to be self explanatory!!     Kulfi at Delhi airport on our way back to Mumbai.     Ladakh hospitality, when we visited for chang, mint tea... After a hard day's trek.............. The central structure is the washroom in a homestay facility Most monastaries have a trishul in the top.. Comfortable in an orthop dic mattress in a homestay! getting fresh at a mountain stream during one of the climb high sleep low walks, we visited this monastery which was under construction man and yak   lamayuru restaurant has been mentioned more than once in my write up Ramesh ordered this mango kheer during one dinner Lemon Ginger Honey tea in cafe shanti stupa art / cultural show at Leh market bread veg & cheese sandwich at Palaceview Hotel Yummy gulab jamun at Hotel New Punjab Leh market Best coffee in Leh at this cafe, don't remember the name though! Eco poplar resort mural at Hotel Ra...
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Some personal learnings for me from this trek

Importance of gear - shoes, stick, gloves, inner thermal wear, extra socks, dark glasses   Keep drinking water regularly   Keep walking, no need to speed, it is not a race Reaching the summit is only half the work done, descending is as important as ascending   Climb high, sleep low   Enjoy the scenery   Change socks & undergarments atleast every alternate day   Wear quick dry / dry fit clothes   Nature is Supreme, just surrender to it    click here to continue  
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xii - 29 May - Back to Mumbai....

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Within half an hour of our reaching the Leh hotel, the two members from the trek team who had embarked on their return journey on Friday night reached by a cab. Thankfully the "patient" had recovered fully. We visited Lamayuru restaurant for our dinner and reached the hotel rooms looking forward to a sound sleep. Needless to say, the sleep we had on 28th night at the hotel in Leh was the best one we had in the past 10 days. Sound sleep, undisturbed. But on 29 morning we had to check out of the hotel at 430 AM and reach Leh airport for our flight at 655 AM. Our route to Mumbai was - (1) Leh to Srinagar by Go First (2) Srinagar to Delhi by Go First & (3) Delhi to Mumbai by Vistara. Leh to Srinagar & Srinagar to Delhi were sort of connected flights and between Srinagar to Delhi & Delhi to Mumbai we had a waiting time of over 2 hours. Leh airport was 10 minutes drive from the hotel. We reached the airport by 450 AM, joined the queue and checked into the airport. 4 of ...
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