Ladakh in January was the first trip of 2016 and was really special to me. I went on a FAM trip with the Grand Dragon Ladakh. I have been on a few trips since. And it is usually the most recent trip that dominates the mind space!
So I am going down the memory lane to see what comes out from the top of the head when I think of Ladakh in Winter.
My nostrils would hurt from the effort to breathe at the high altitude.
The first few nights I would wake up every few hours. It was only the last night that I slept through without waking up.
I was so scared of cold before going on the trip but I managed fine!
To me it felt insane to sit out for bonfire when the temperatures were in minus. But with fire and heaters I actually enjoyed it.
I was scared that I would find it unbearably cold to sit and watch Spituk Gustor Festival. It was a sunny day and I did just fine!
I loved the feeling of having Ladakh to myself. At Lamayuru, they opened the monastery just for us, there was otherwise not a single tourist around!
I warmly remember the hospitality of Danish and his team. The home cooked dishes and Chang (and that is not the beer but the local brew) were just awesome!
I saw a frozen waterfall for the second time in my life!
I wore a Ladakhi dress for a photo opportunity!
I loved the fact that the vehicles had heaters!
I think I can do an high altitude winter trip again!
I loved the fact that the room I stayed in was heated.
I have to close my eyes and I can see those majestic mountains again!
I wonder if it is only me, or it happens to others too that only fragments of a trip remain, unless I go back and read my posts or watch the video!
Such an amazing video. Loved watching it!
Great to know about your experience 🙂
Thank you Purba.
This is so cool ( and not just because of temperature in Ladakh 🙂 )
He he thank you Prasad.
Awesome! Loved your account reminiscing the Ladakh trip 🙂
Thank you Bushra, so little I retain and yet it is still beautiful.
amazing… simply loved the account and the video 🙂
Thank you Archana.
That’s amazing.
Thank you Arun.
I still can’t get over the Ladakh trip, it was so much fun and so much beauty all around…
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True Swati, hough the recent trips somehow dominate the mental space but Ladakh was special.
Wow ! what a beauty it is. so this journey became special to judge your own stamina.
Yogi mountains decide, I can only hope they will remain being kind to me!
Awesome..this is surely motivating..We intend to take a trip to LEH this June 2016…we have been planning for the last 2 years, so now we are very excited to xplore ..Thanks for the share
Thank you Deepa, wishing you a great trip!
I guess its common to remember only the bits and pieces (fragments) of a journey. Atleast that’s what I think! Especially the things which makes us anxious before the trip and later the way it turns out, I guess we end up remembering those bits. The other normal parts of the trip needs to be remembered by going back to the pics I guess. What do you think?
Coming to the video, really enjoyed it. I liked the background score!
I agree Arun, sometimes I feel that if I did not click it, I will not remember it. Pictures are my primary aid to remembering a trip!
Thanks for sharing such an amazing experience.
Mridula in mesmerizing Ladakh. 🙂
Cheers,
Sriram & Krithiga
Thank you both!
Lovely video. It really brings alive the spirit of Ladakh and no, you are not the only one who has fragments left in the memory. I too, recollect a lot more when i go through the pictures.
Happy to hear that Ami. 😀
Wonderful video. Truly adventurous journey. 🙂
Thank you Ravish.
wow….beautiful pics….
Thank you Sadhvi.
Short yet packed with Ladakh in each word! Love the photographs… How did you make the slideshow? It is so thoughtfully prepared!
Sindhu I use a Windows program Movie Maker to arrange the slide show. Thank you for your kind words.
I enjoyed reading your account and watching the video of the amazing land.
Thank you so much!