Leh, Ladakh 2
Originally uploaded by Luis Reyes.

My first 'adventure trip out of Saudi Arabia was to India. Flew to Bombay and then to Srinigar and from there to Leh, Ladakh, India. We then drove down the mountain back to Srinigar and then flew back to New Delphi and then home. Leh, Ladakh is Katmandhu-like as I believe they are from the same people who migrated down from China. The monastery tour was interesting and so Brad Pitt-like but the welcome procession for the Head Llama was the most memorable. The local people all donned their traditional garb and lined up on the streets to meet the llama. The sight was incredible. The trip down the mountain was quite exciting. Since we were above the clouds we were literally 'On Top of the World". We rode down the mountain on Indian-made taxis on narrow roads and in one spot at cloud level were dirt roads that literally were carved out of the side of the mountains as the other side crumbled down due to the wet conditions. Another stretch of road were one way and we waited for hours for the other side to cross. We were met with torrential rains once we got to ground level and the roads were flooded at some points whereupon our Indian drivers turned the car around and backed up instead of driving forward this avoiding the engines from flooding.