Can I Be In A Chat On A White Dot

but I am now back in Leh - and near an Internet access - landed. Yesterday I had a look at four monasteries, all very nice, but to stay there permanently but then I was convinced none. So I stay secular.

But I want you to imagine these monasteries there, for they are always very nice. Up to the last they are rather the unknown, where the tourists go by.

This is the Matho gompa. You have a little search to find the monastery and will act before passing such a beautiful corners.

I arrived around noon, and what happens? I am invited to dinner again. Rice with cooked vegetables and dhal, which is a kind of lentil soup. Delicious. This is the famous butter tea, which one has to imagine better than salty soup to schmecken.Wie always connect the monks take their meals with a kind of worship. In a monotonous chant the sacred texts are recited, to beat drums and cymbals.

few kilometers away the Stakna Gompa. It is located on the top of a small hill, near the Indus.

Until I came out there were two stops: first, the road was sealed and then I was laughed at too nice.

The Gompa I felt like I was in Greece: white walls, blue sky and a donkey. First coming to the red-clad monks then put everything back in Greece, the priest's black.

went to the monastery it pretty relaxed. The monks sat around, chatted with each other, leaving it clearly left tackle. Later I learned that the lama (head of the monastery) was not there (aha!!), I could in fact be a room with two beautiful silver stupas see with turquoise inlay.

view from the monastery in the distance

A small bridge goes beyond the Indus

and whom I meet with flared thumb? Magda and Mirra from the Czech Republic, with whom I had last week, the dormitory is divided into Diskit. (I think I have not even reported, there is still so much to catch up). I offered in vain, Magda take on the bike, unfortunately, is no longer the place for Mirra ... .

Monastery number three is Chemres. Situated high on a mountain, does it make to get closer to a rather dilapidated appearance. On the way up, I can sometimes again some children not resist.

Registered monks make Butterteepause just singing, I am invited again. Always think of soup, it tastes good.

The sun is already against the horizon, while I am driving to Thiksay. This is quite a famous monastery and has a self-Guest House. Here it is interesting until the next morning before sunrise, so I put a short walk to the nest.

The electricity is gone, so good night until early morning.

Instalare Windows Dark

four in Ladakh, about missing the highest pass in the world to the Nubra valley

As promised, a first review of the past days.

clock at 8 am in the morning I set off in Leh to create before the expected truck and military vehicles to the 52 kilometers to the pass. I also put the experience from last year in memory, as I by snow fight in bitter cold up had to. Fight because at that time my bike was not two miles from the pass right and I finally came up only with sorrow and distress. As it turned out, the air filter of my Motorbike rental was so oily that the engine really at the very thin air stifled. Since I had provided this time, however, and built a brand new air filter. It went so smoothly uphill, hardly had trucks on the road.

top for the third time I stood in front of the plate, proud as the first time A quick look in the "Souvenir Shop" Last time they had at least have a nice cup of printed, this time there were only T- shirts: "My Sister was on KhardongLa and brought me only this T-shirt". In children's sizes. Whom shall I bring it? When I got "My daddy" or at least "My husband" asked the salesman grinned.

went through beautiful landscapes down in Nubra Valley, there is still little vehicles were on the road, despite the Dalai Lama's visit to the Nubra Valley. Probably all had the same concerns as I get to a room. For emergencies I've a tent with a thin mattress there. At the entrance stands a brand new Guest House, I ask for a room and clean. No, all occupied. But if I want to you can lie down in my restaurant a mattress! Because of course I agreed immediately. That it would ultimately be seven mattresses in a row to be there, I did not know at the moment. On the third day I even got a room, but then fell continuously from the current and some gabs no water. Warm-brainer. But I would have in Tent indeed not have.

After unpacking, I'll be right up to the monastery.

I knew him already from last year, but now it's dressed up nice and the view directly to the 30 meter high statue of the future Buddha Maitreya. A friendly monk taught me once that he properly "Mitreja" with emphasis on the "Mi" spoken wrd. Last year was still a big construction site, now it looks quite impressive. In the organizational office, I show my press card and ask for an accreditation as a photographer. Three times must I come again to finally be heard by a group leader that there is no such thing and I go easy. How wrong that statement was, I was soon bitterly experienced. But first I enjoyed the atmosphere in the monastery Diskit where I was last year, almost all by himself.

links in the background, the new statue of Maitreya, a big Photos will follow later.

Evening Circus in the village.

was the evening before the inauguration of a full moon. From the rooftop I Guesthouses the moon was directly behind the statue Maitrya. Fortunately (or foreknowledge) must have.