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Monday, 28th September, 2009 – DAY 7 – Rest at Leh

So where were we? Yup. Just got Leh’d. Today was a buffer day at Leh, so not much travelling to do. We got up pretty late in the morning and decided to visit a few monasteries in and around Leh.
First Stop : The Dalai Lama palace, situated at a few kilometers from Leh.





Inside Dalai Lama Palace













Just outside the Palace, we saw a beautiful line of stupas.









Then we headed to the Shey Palace.




This palace had a beautiful 3 storey high statue of Buddha.





Then we headed to the Hemis Monastery, the largest Monastert in the Ladakh Region.










It was already getting dark and we were 45 kms away from Leh. We tried in vain to get back to Leh in time for the Leh Palace. Been to Leh and missed the Leh Palace. Doesn’t sound good isn’t it. That’s alright. There’s always a next time.
We spent some time in the Leh bazaar, settled down for dinner at a restaurant and headed back to the Hotel. In the Bazaar we inquired about Khardung La from quite a few people and all of them said the one does not require a permit to reach Khardung La. Only beyond Khardung La to Nubra valley the permit is required. So to save time, we decided to the skip the visit to the permit office the next day morning.

Before I close the day, didn't I give you heads up about the wacky lines of BRO. Well they were all around leh. Take a look.











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