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.
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