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Travelogues
Day 5: 18th May
Despite its barrenness, the Ladakh plateau support a sparse population of wild life. On the way back to Leh via Khardungla we spotted a yellow colored animal called Marmat and later on the very next day while going to Pangong Tso we spotted the wild ass called Kyang. Our last
point was Leh Palace and Namgyl Semo Gompa. Leh palace is a nine storey
deserted building. It was built in 17th century. There are many low
roofed small rooms inside the palace. Restoration work is going on. On the way to
Pangong lake from Leh the first halt was at Sindhu Ghat the place where
Sindhu Darshan festival is held in the month of June every year. This
festival is a symbol of India’s unity and communal harmony.
We drove up stream along the right bank of the Indus River via Thikse and Karu and continued along the steep road towards Changla (17800 ft) the third highest motor able road in the world. There is a temple at the top of the Changla and lots of prayer flags. The road on the descent is in extremely bad condition till Tsolthang. The first village is Durbuk followed by Tangse (13800 ft) both with army stations. There is dearth of decent accommodation in this small village. We had to struggle a lot to get accommodation in the PWD bungalow. It was bitterly cold at night. We found snow fall in the evening. Day 7: 20th May: Pangong to Leh From Tangsey to Lukung is 32 km drive along a rough dirt track through spectacular barren mountain scenery. We spotted Pashmina goats and wondered what these goats feed on!
After
spending about an hour on the banks of the lake and enjoying the awesome
beauty of the high altitude lake we started back towards Leh. We had
lunch in a dhaba at karu.
We spent the
evening at Leh Bazaar. Strolling along its lanes and by lanes observing
the crowd and looking into the curio shops is an engaging experience. A
particularly attractive sight is the line of women from nearly villages
sitting along the edge of the footpath with baskets of fresh vegetables
brought for sale. We observed in the villages of Ladakh houses are made
of bricks cemented with a yellow colored clay. The roofs of the houses
are supported by wooden beams. July 16, 2006 Priyadarshini Sur is working as a School Teacher in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The Week of July 16, 2006
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The
lake is situated at an altitude of 14500 ft. We enjoyed the beauty of
the lake on banks of the lake while appreciating the changing colours of
fascinating high altitude lake. We saw army personnel patrolling on a
boat. There is a notice for tourists requesting them not to embarrass
the authorities by asking them for a boat ride. The lake was frozen one
month before we went and army soldiers were walking on it, one of our
acquaintances who went that time told us. The lake is 130 km long and
5-6 km wide, straddling across the border between India and China. It is
30 km in India. We could not go till Spagmik, as the road is narrow and
atrocious. Spangmik is the farthest point up to which foreigners are
permitted. It is about 7 km along the southern shore from the head of
the lake.
