More holiday snaps

Are you ready for some more? These are some of the sights from Ladakh that surprised me for various reasons. I try not to prejudge holidays and so often find that some parts, either the scenery or the people really surprise me. It was certainly a shock to see some of the scenes that we came across - from the sudden change between bare mountain and verdant valley, the street scenes, the people in all their guises.
But see what you think - this is the view down to Leh from the hills around. The sandy surface was a surprise, especially when the coours of the sand changed dramatically, sometimes to pinks and vivid purples.







This was a leafy lane we walked down, the cricketers were happy to note that the trees were willows, in fact they grew everywhere and were reminiscent of the use they used to have in this country - coppicing for wood, weaving into baskets, fences, the longer branches being used for roof timbers etc.


And then those lovely streams flowing down from the mountains. Most nights we camped beside a stream, sometimes a small one that was diverted for irrigation purposes, other times it was a roaring torrent the almost hammered you off to sleep. They were lovely, the sound and the feshness of air around them was incredible. Enjoy!


This was the noisy one!