When i reached Leh
When i reached Leh the signboard near the bus stand conveyed the varying distances for different destinations. The first appropriate declaration was "Project Himank welcomes you to Leh"
Sumur- 117kms, Agham 119, Hunder 125, Penamic 150 and Disket (some spell it diskit)118.
On the first Friday of stay the Leh city saw visit by a head lama from the South to Chokhang Vihara Gonpa Soma, primarily meant to oversee the special prayers/teachings in the Ladakhi Buddhist temple.The area around main bazar has been dotted with shops like:
-Tibetan and Zanskar arts
- Himalayan gems
- rizwan crafts
- Leh Pashmina shawl emporium
- New Tibetan kitchen
Near post office
- Ladakh art palace zanskar arts
- Tibetan arts & handicrafts
- Ladakh thanka centre
- Traditional Ladakh kitchen with pure veg organic food
- Evergreen arts emporium
- cute arts & crafts
- shangloo heritage
- Lhasa art 100 per cent pashmina shawls, Kashmere shawls, Kanu shawls & silk pashm'a shawls,
silk & scarves
- Wazwan planet
- Himalayan Pashmina Shawl
- Ladakh Pas'na shawl
Near Gonpa Soma are
- internet direct satellite connection
- pamposh shake corner
- norlakh tibetan restaurant : norlakh family welcomes you to our small family rest't
As you turn towards Changspa road, there is a poster of Norbulingka Institute, probably another chapter to the one existing near Dharamsala in Himachal. "Norbulingka institute is a centre for art and dedicated to the preservation of tibetan art and culture."
In and around Changspa are :
- mahabodhi yoga meditation centre
- mount himalaya tour & travels
- Gift art gallery Shanti Stupa road - changspa Leh-Ladakh
- Himalayan bikers
- royal tibet - the world of T-shirt embroidery n more
- coffee cafe
- sweet chilli restaurant
- bike for rent
- gift art india
- We organise trekking (join group) jeep tour, nubra & pangong lake, rafting in zanskar, cultural trip (daily trip to monastries and villages), bike tours, safaris, expeditions, rafting, trekking and home stay
During a visit to a cafe i came across cookies of cylindrical and varying shape like butter cookies, muesli cookies, peanut c'kies, coconut c'kies, choco c'kies and almond ckies among others.
Chandu market has among other attractions a slew of tea stalls. Tea stalls and others go by the name :
-Lobzang Choglanga
- national tea stall
- tololing tea stall
- shalim tea stall
- nindum tea stall
- Iqrah tea stall
- mohammad toha run tea stall
A message etched on a wall near the place from where a share taxi for Nubra can be accessed : Ladakh students environmental action forum " a clean environment is good for everyone but we are far from none"
During one of the outings from Leh i headed to Shey Palace and the bus going past govt of rural developmental agency, ice hockey kink, welcome to model village serboo, reglam school (Choglamsar). Reached Shey after half an hour. Once Shey Palace had been explored, i headed towards Upshi through Karu. Lasting another half an hour the ride went past a helipad and Karu seem to be any small town with fewer collections. In Karu
- modern tibetan restaurant
- office of chaiman jai jawan jai kisan fruits and vegetables cooperative karu
From karu the signboard showed
Stakna 10, Choglamsar 28 and Spangmik 119kms.
Going past military station karu i came across trishul parade ground, trishul officer mess.
From karu there are boards with pictures/declarations of
- red shell duck
- red billed chough
- himank unit run canteen.
- Ego village (is it Ego Village or igoo village as different letters spell the place)
- "we are on a highway not runway drive slowly"
In Upshi : we are in Shaurya Chakra RCC
Collections around Upshi came as follows
- padma namtso restaurant
- upshi fast meals veg non veg
- good morning - morning thunders like tea, coffee mentioned here
The board at Upshi showed
Thiksey 31, Leh 49, Kargil 273, Srinagar 481, Chumathang 88, Loma 153, Hanle 201 kms
A mani prayer wheel next to the border checking point is in Upshi and sitting next to which one can view the broad message on a mountain "pashmina goat farm upshi".
When i reached Leh the signboard near the bus stand conveyed the varying distances for different destinations. The first appropriate declaration was "Project Himank welcomes you to Leh"
Sumur- 117kms, Agham 119, Hunder 125, Penamic 150 and Disket (some spell it diskit)118.
On the first Friday of stay the Leh city saw visit by a head lama from the South to Chokhang Vihara Gonpa Soma, primarily meant to oversee the special prayers/teachings in the Ladakhi Buddhist temple.The area around main bazar has been dotted with shops like:
-Tibetan and Zanskar arts
- Himalayan gems
- rizwan crafts
- Leh Pashmina shawl emporium
- New Tibetan kitchen
Near post office
- Ladakh art palace zanskar arts
- Tibetan arts & handicrafts
- Ladakh thanka centre
- Traditional Ladakh kitchen with pure veg organic food
- Evergreen arts emporium
- cute arts & crafts
- shangloo heritage
- Lhasa art 100 per cent pashmina shawls, Kashmere shawls, Kanu shawls & silk pashm'a shawls,
silk & scarves
- Wazwan planet
- Himalayan Pashmina Shawl
- Ladakh Pas'na shawl
Near Gonpa Soma are
- internet direct satellite connection
- pamposh shake corner
- norlakh tibetan restaurant : norlakh family welcomes you to our small family rest't
As you turn towards Changspa road, there is a poster of Norbulingka Institute, probably another chapter to the one existing near Dharamsala in Himachal. "Norbulingka institute is a centre for art and dedicated to the preservation of tibetan art and culture."
In and around Changspa are :
- mahabodhi yoga meditation centre
- mount himalaya tour & travels
- Gift art gallery Shanti Stupa road - changspa Leh-Ladakh
- Himalayan bikers
- royal tibet - the world of T-shirt embroidery n more
- coffee cafe
- sweet chilli restaurant
- bike for rent
- gift art india
- We organise trekking (join group) jeep tour, nubra & pangong lake, rafting in zanskar, cultural trip (daily trip to monastries and villages), bike tours, safaris, expeditions, rafting, trekking and home stay
During a visit to a cafe i came across cookies of cylindrical and varying shape like butter cookies, muesli cookies, peanut c'kies, coconut c'kies, choco c'kies and almond ckies among others.
Chandu market has among other attractions a slew of tea stalls. Tea stalls and others go by the name :
-Lobzang Choglanga
- national tea stall
- tololing tea stall
- shalim tea stall
- nindum tea stall
- Iqrah tea stall
- mohammad toha run tea stall
A message etched on a wall near the place from where a share taxi for Nubra can be accessed : Ladakh students environmental action forum " a clean environment is good for everyone but we are far from none"
During one of the outings from Leh i headed to Shey Palace and the bus going past govt of rural developmental agency, ice hockey kink, welcome to model village serboo, reglam school (Choglamsar). Reached Shey after half an hour. Once Shey Palace had been explored, i headed towards Upshi through Karu. Lasting another half an hour the ride went past a helipad and Karu seem to be any small town with fewer collections. In Karu
- modern tibetan restaurant
- office of chaiman jai jawan jai kisan fruits and vegetables cooperative karu
From karu the signboard showed
Stakna 10, Choglamsar 28 and Spangmik 119kms.
Going past military station karu i came across trishul parade ground, trishul officer mess.
From karu there are boards with pictures/declarations of
- red shell duck
- red billed chough
- himank unit run canteen.
- Ego village (is it Ego Village or igoo village as different letters spell the place)
- "we are on a highway not runway drive slowly"
In Upshi : we are in Shaurya Chakra RCC
Collections around Upshi came as follows
- padma namtso restaurant
- upshi fast meals veg non veg
- good morning - morning thunders like tea, coffee mentioned here
The board at Upshi showed
Thiksey 31, Leh 49, Kargil 273, Srinagar 481, Chumathang 88, Loma 153, Hanle 201 kms
A mani prayer wheel next to the border checking point is in Upshi and sitting next to which one can view the broad message on a mountain "pashmina goat farm upshi".
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