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South India to North India Kochi To Leh A Night in Leh - Ladakh route!! I dreamt..I Explored..I got a story!!! So in the first week of my Birthday month May last year, I finally got the opportunity to travel to Ladakh with my Dear friend Sebin – a trip that has given me memories worth a lifetime, a trip that has permanently inscribed startling sights of this enchanting place in my mind! Leh Ladakh is a mountainous region situated northwest of Jammu and Kashmir. It’s a serene and a peaceful place brimming with snow clad mountain peaks, mesmerizing scenic beauty, ancient monasteries, various gompas, deep blue tranquil water and high challenging passes. As per the plan, Day 1 (when We reached Leh) was completely dedicated to rest and relaxation and getting acclimatized to the high altitude. So effectively, We had to cover major spots in 4 days. We planned for local sightseeing for Day 2. Day - 2 Magnetic Hill.. A mysterious place where We pulled over our bike to see whether they run at neutral mode or not. And the magic worked.. !! We enjoyed trying, testing and verifying the natural optical illusion behind the Magnetic Hill and the rare phenomenon left us astonished. Day - 3 Pangong Lake.. it became a memorable day in the whole trip with lot of risk & suspense. A truly heavenly place which will induce you to click a number of pictures of the scenic views, deep blue sky, placid water and the high snow covered mountains. Your eyes would get swollen of the shimmering endless lake water but you could not resist yourself to miss it for a fraction of a second. This place requires permits to visit. You need to cross Changla Pass to reach Pangong Lake which rests at 17688 ft above sea level. Day - 4 Khardungla.. Greatest achievement during the trip was to touch the highest motor-able road at Khardung La Pass which is at 18380 ft. (comes on the way to Nubra). It is highly recommended not to stay at this place for more than 15-20 minutes because of its high altitude. Second achievement, for me at least, was to see the glacier and the snowfall (I get filmy thinking playing with snowballs under snowfall ;) And the third achievement was to see the highest Buddha Statue in the Diskit Monastery (enroute Nubra). Permits are required to visit this place again. Because of shortage of time, we could not spend a night at Nubra and missed a rare view of twinkling million of stars in front of your eyes at a minimal height. Poor us.. !! 🙁 Don’t commit the same mistake! Always expect the unexpected. And so this place welcomed us with many surprises in the form of white horses, some unique birds, many hot and cold water springs and the bridge where a scene from the bollywood movie ‘Jab Tak Hain Jaan’ was shot. Time flied and the day came when we had to leave Ladakh forreturning to Manali. Its beauty left us spellbound and infused hunger in our hearts to explore, to love and to appreciate the nature more and more. We were back with a bag full of memories, eyes full of a new spark and a mobile full of a thousands of pictures. Moments... before I lie embracing the earth...completely awake, yet asleep.....gazing upon the vast blue skies... hearing the sound of water in the nearby lake through the gentle breeze....seeking the warmth and comfort of fire near by...to keep away the cold... this is really my heavenly moments.! So you too dream, pack your bags, take your camera, explore and get Leh’ed.. !! Say YES To Adventures!