Himalayan country of export - Ladakh Motorcycle Tour

 Himalayan country of export - Ladakh Motorcycle Tour
Hermes Temple in nearly a month spent, Thomas decided to go on a trip once, he said such a trip for the holiday travel, a four-day motorcycle journey. To this day every time we go to Leh line to look at cars and motorcycles ask the price, the price of Ladakh are almost all industries to tourists uniform, even on the street to buy fruits and vegetables you ask ten, and everyone prices are almost the same, they will not set a price to you, bargaining will not be much cheaper for you (except, of course costume jewelry), we asked a few are the same, the price of 600 rupees a day, Oil costs themselves, because we rented a four-day off-season has begun, so we get the price of 500 rupees a day.
9   5   we took the car to Leh early in the morning, today is the happiest day , to Leh, we are busy with the Internet, meet with friends, and then we had to find a good inn, the inn close to the line from the motorcycle, only 1 minute to go, we had a standard room, be our consolation Jane month to eat less the result of a thought can immediately wash the enjoyment of a hot bath to die happy, haha. I put down the baggage to see Ladakh festival with performances Sonam, Thomas to buy train tickets (which India, China to do better than N times, you can set one month in advance train tickets, train tickets across the country in India can be booked in advance, we set out from Leh to Delhi - Oaxaca Oaxaca Naxi Naxi and the border to Nepal the train), selected motorcycles.
Sonam to see a polo match and I do not know because of early or how, in addition to a temporary tents selling all kinds of daily necessities and some girls like jewelry, toys, kids play outside and not anything special, not to me five minutes to turn over, a lot of things come from China, I do not have much interest to a great interest Sonam, a little walk means are not, I can understand, from the Hermes Temple to Leh, Leh as a city, an array of goods to attract millions of tourists and remote villages in the boys and girls.
we did not watch the game left, we sat in a restaurant to eat lunch, see Thomas Ji Chongchong to go in the direction as the inn, Sonam rushed down after him, joined him later, Sonam take the 15:40 back to the car home, Thomas rush to see the car, did not eat lunch, who knows a company's people are not, we go back to the inn, I want to wash a long shower, he went to dinner, I told him to lock me in the room , anyway, I think I need an hour to enjoy the fun of a bath. Many hotels have solar energy in Nepal, Ladakh part of the same hotel, hot water is limited, so I choose to wash at 3 o'clock, this time without tourists competition for water with me.
I opened the shower a long time, pick up a big bucket full, two wash clothes, do not die a little cold water out of the sign, the door was locked Thomas and I had from the climb out the window, turned the little low wall, but fortunately they are not blocked by the wall, I can go into the garden and asked the inn's lovely young man in the end how, not the original inn with the installed solar water heater, I do not know why I asked him before, he said you go to try, which led me naught half a day, Ladakh GG immediately to boil water. I finally get to wash a hot bath, although not perfect, but we can not be too hard to have hot water on the good. Thomas came back to see our own lock is turned on, he was startled to see me in there before they put down. Some people may ask if Thomas locked the door how can I open it, hey! because we are using a password lock, password, only two of us know that this approach good for backpackers to travel with a password lock is the best, especially when you have expensive luggage words. to have dinner SIZZLER, where I eat the most delicious Indian food, and every time to Leh I like strange, Grand View Garden, like, what are curious, anything fresh, I have been with the Shenzhen and Hong Kong this modern metropolis out of touch.
We bought half a kilo of apples to eat on the road, the two are happily preparing for the arrival tomorrow.
night we put on the yard motorcycle, ready to start tomorrow morning. < br> We rented a famous place in India: Royal Enfield. this car, no matter the shape or is it cool to drive momentum, there are bright voice to coax it to foreigners who love it. Thomas, of course not exception, I am also a fan of Enfield. The first time we rented Enfield in Goa, it was a pleasant journey, though only one day, yet we have good memories, so this time we all look forward to a wonderful journey. < br> 9 月 6 号
morning we packed up, I only own things, Thomas is responsible for all the other, Enfield cool though, everyone wanted to drive, but who are not familiar with it is not easy things, Enfield heavy car dealers who say this is our 150 kg, but Thomas said that at least 200 kg. Thomas said not very good grasp of this point from the beginning reflected, he tied the luggage after a good start the car, he waited a long time frustrating, people Enfield is motionless, and had called the cab company of people, one to a company's people, less than a few seconds to get out, in which case we Goa is also encountered, remember that cool guys that help us treat the Enfield to be the same as the treatment of her lover, takes time to develop feelings for her so you know, the more easy to grasp.
Thomas Motorcycle
launching today is our first day, the weather was not very good, does not feel cold in the room, one on the motorcycle to shivering with cold, not out of Leh we come back to buy gloves and scarves and so on. Facts have proved that we are too right.
leave Leh became worse after the weather, no sun Ladakh was surprisingly cold, I was bundled, or can feel the cold wind sleeves from the helmet in the cracks and blowing, while the inside with cotton with leather gloves or cold fingers, and I worry about Thomas cold, put the palm of your hand on his stomach as he wiped the wind. I head down close your eyes hiding behind his shelter, and sometimes I feel almost bored fast asleep.
because the mountain turning many, Thomas is only slowly driving a half hour later it began to rain, for us, really matters worse, Thomas less than I wear, but also in the front is of cold shivering, you cold every time I asked him, he clenched teeth say no cold, when he saw a village Likir the first time to the road without hesitation, entered a tavern, is a good book describes the inn: LHUKHIL Hotel.
inn garden planted with colorful flowers, into the inn, through a yellow flower arrangement, flower ratio were also high, walk this path, as is the way to heaven. innkeeper hospitality, we picked a whole is in the windows on both sides of the room, very clean, not all the rooms with bathroom, but it feels well, 500 rupees a day, including meals and tea (they offer tea, butter tea, mint tea, any drink) was a man of the house painter, husband and wife are very young, only 30 men speak out.
we eat lunch, still raining outside, cold death, went to hide in bed, wake up window is a blue sky, the sun is out, but still very weak, we went to the temple in a circle LIKIR, LIKIR temple Ladakh is one of the oldest temple, 900 years of history, there is one of Ladakh's largest Buddha statue, seat stand in the temple, the 1998 establishment of the seated Buddha, the opening ceremony was chaired by the Dalai Lama. behind Himalayas. the weather is bad, we rolled on the back, pull shot count again tomorrow morning PP.
LIKIR
dinner scene outside the temple in another man of the house to open a hotel to eat, when we go to them When newly opened hotel, really can surprise you, and arrangement of the large area like a star hotel, even Leh can not find such a great hotel, flowers, fruit assortment, standing under a tree pick fresh apple Ping fruit to eat, how much you eat lightly. Here lived only a couple, man is a British woman was German. they paid to travel agents in Delhi, the high price of 4,500 dollars, a two-week trip to Ladakh Ladakh has only just begun soon after they have been very unhappy, especially the woman, kept complaining to us that paid so much money, even without a hot wash water, she said Estrada grams of water had she dared not even a finger into the water, she said, why not put us with a hotel, and save some electricity, boiling hot water bath for us. that they had such a good place to live in no hot water, it seems that this place has not improved. then we guess we will probably come here because they eat dinner, be asked their blessing.
dinner be rich, can see that the hotel owner want to try to do everything, but unfortunately it is the off-season, chefs have a holiday home, I can only say that rich but not that good, or half-cooked rice, and mint tea is very good, I kept drinking, never thought the consequences. results Understandably, all night to run out of toilet, a night did not sleep well.
LIKIR a while strange night in the wind, whistling of the wind, the house is to roll up like a child I heard that wind, if the parents are not at home at night, I often can not sleep, eyes open, so parents are always home, even to wait until the middle of the night, strange to say, this array blame the wind for three minutes after the calm, as if what is here have never happened.
9 月 7 号
eight in the morning we set out to LIKIR temples, Thomas also touched on his lover, not doorways, starting get a half an hour, until there is no sweat mobilized, the hotel owner finally mobilized to help him, the boss said it was because the weather is too cold, I think not familiar with the relationship between the car and the weather has.

before departure to the temple of heavily armed, took to do so to the PP, before and after half an hour, the sun was obscured, and slowly goes to the blue sky was covered, so we still are lucky.
LIKIR Big Buddha temple from the temple of another
angle shot out of the feeling that I prefer
Today our destination is Lamayuru, Lamayuru the road to the sun, the situation is quite different with yesterday, and warm a lot, do not feel cold all the way, and sometimes hands also take the heat Khan.
the way to Lamayuru Lamayuru
to have a checkpoint on the way, each of the past, people have to stop and check the registration, because this road is also the gateway to Pakistan - Kashmir Mia's Road, So be sure to remember to bring a passport. to leave the checkpoint has been along the way to Lamayuru Canyon rise as many corners as Ji Chang, sitting a few hours of motorcycles, almost from the calluses ass, and suddenly from the scene a change in a big yellow and black cliffs caught my eye, yellow like the wind fossils, before I asked Thomas to said that this is the famous Valley of the Moon, the original is the case, said three thousand years ago is the Valley of the Moon a huge plateau lakes, and later geological changes, with changes in plate movement occurred Shanbengdelie, the lake into two, the lake water into the bottom, yellow part of the lake bottom sediment, the Ministry of the black were is the height of the lake, the lake dry after years of weathering and the formation of today's spectacle. As for why is it called Valley of the Moon, I did not find out.
Valley of the Moon
bad weather, we did not take PP, so only in the Valley of the Moon will stay a bit. After a Moon Valley is the Lamayuru, Lamayuru from the Valley of the Moon to the section of track, a thick yellow dust, yellow dust as fine as flour, trucks over the formation of two deep ditch, we pass through the ditch, go to the inn, two legs like soy flour, soy beans wrapped in a cake.
Our inn is lovely, surrounded by blossoming flowers in the hair, between Cape No, we only live in standard between Rs 400 a night, more expensive, because the inn the best viewing, you can see the temple and the Moon Valley Lamayuru panorama is also a good place to shoot PP, we have a return to luxury, our colored flowers planted outside the window, sitting room is very pleasing.
Lamayuru monastery built on mountains, in the afternoon sunset, with the movement of the sun and clouds, and show a spectacular sight, is to place photography enthusiasts will be my really bad luck, having bad weather, no sun, do not see this view, only a visit of shots, PP nostalgia, just support a good tripod to start opening the rain, spent a month in Ladakh do not go out every day, blue skies, brilliant sunshine, the weather finally out the door on bad times, NND.
Lamayuru monastery is one of the oldest temples in Ladakh, the hospital in a cave, is said to be ten AD century, the great leader of Tibet NAROPA (that Ropa) qianxiu in the cave for several years, he wanted to build a temple here Nagai, and his desire to make a lake that dried up after a while to build the temple. dry lake Nature is now talking about the Moon Valley.
afternoon to get out and experience a look like a Chinese GG, what excitement, ran to a question, is Taiwan, the Chinese it is said, may we all feel a little sensitive, chatting a few left.
night after dinner I was writing travel, Thomas read a newspaper and began to catch flies, the primary one, or alive, worried that I do not believe, but also on my ear, let me hear them scurrying in the voice of his hand, really sick, he triumphantly throw them out, his mouth Tao Tao: dark and cold outside, ha ha! bad bar, not like a slap in the face death They forget it. These stupid flies.
Thomas in India, I do not know how, became king of the fart. groaning all day long fart sound, fart constantly, really mad at me, I told him to see a doctor, he not I fart in Chinese called him king, he also learned hippie smile to me: fart king, come on!! really collapsed, I've never quite found out this shameless.
Xinghaiqi a visit
September 8
the weather has not improved under a light rain outside, the temperature only 9 degrees. I do not want to lay a soft blanket move. This is my most comfortable in the Ladakh slept in bed, at night hot water bath, really incredible, I find that I am easily satisfied, and in Ladakh have enough hot water bath.
over ten points, it seems the weather will not improve, we do not want to waste time and money, paid the price, pack a bag ready to go, room and dinner for a knot, shocked, 955 rupees, so we decided to leave is right, if you stop here one more day, with eventual rental of vehicles, at least 2000 rupees a day.
about to leave, he suddenly saw four women dressed in traditional clothing of Ladakh in the restaurant door, a no-brainer to put the camera burst into the rain.
departure, the rain stopped just under the rain, Thomas will be more difficult to walk that road, so he chose another way down the mountain, the results were lost, but also a fall, Enfield fall come down to his bad legs, bad piece of his leg the bones of knee dislocation after reduction, grin and bare his teeth pain, and gas pains and let him fire on this motorcycle annoying, Bickering. want to throw it down hill, because his knees are too many new old wounds his knees and if it were a problem, the insurance company is not lost, so more than a decade, he has been careful to his knees, and did not hurt here.

our Valley of the Moon stopped to ask several truck drivers who say that we have taken the wrong road, and Thomas had reluctantly to turn around the way we come back to the original, did not think the same way the flour, the next after the rain is not as we imagined the mud pile, but when better than to go much more down the mountain is easy, not many cars, to the bottom go down the road to sweep away the clouds going and see the blue sky, almost three days and did not see the blue sky, and Thomas happy underground vehicle requirements take pictures, think of the Hermes Temple of the day, every day, blue sky, we do not want to move about the camera, walk out now, even black skies also want photographed pictures, is really not easy to get the treasure , and then go back to Hermes Temple, no longer lazy.
about two we went to the Alchi, Ladakh which is the oldest and most temples to attract tourists, taking pictures is strictly prohibited inside the temple, according to Thomas said his team came here last year , almost all of them lie on the floor crying with excitement, Thomas really was frightened, one of the 74-year-old woman, crying almost out of breath, Thomas really worried. really have so much charm it? a while to see to know.
Alchi village also features, where we stayed was beautiful, large windows, the number of stars at night you can lie on the bed.
look out from our window .. ...
in Aichi first day we met the couple, their odds, the men went to the temple, the woman at the roadside rest. to see us, she told us in a little while v. bitter, she is a real life used in the city, in the village in Ladakh, she said, covered with cow dung all over the taste, she had enough. We want to Ladakh is Buddhist resort, attracting tourists in addition to this outside there is a good place to walk is also a paradise for photographers. If they do not like three things, I do not know what they are doing here. because in the Hermes Temple of living too long, walk out, although the weather is not Well, I also feel happy some.
Alchi can not take pictures inside the temple, are some very old statues and portraits, this PP is on the outside of the White Tower in the shot ....< br> Alchi Sure enough, the temple is well known that even this critical of German women believe that the temple here is all she had seen the most beautiful monasteries of Ladakh. too many people, we want to come back tomorrow morning to visit the hotel on the way back we met to the Taiwan GG, hello, did not think we are living in the same hotel, he was our neighbor.
you encountered with the evening meal, we chatted, the two are very happy to say Chinese, we chatted like to ask some of the problems of foreigners, of course, is nothing more than the issue of Taiwan and Tibet, and I am curious to hear his views, not to go into details here, because we speak Chinese, and we may feel that foreigners on China's biased, but they are not very understanding of Chinese history, not interested in allowing Thomas to join our conversation, so he went upstairs after dinner put to sleep, so he sat there, head drooping almost fell asleep, estimated that he could only understand the word good and on.
9 月 9 号
is one night not sleep well, in Ladakh, is able to sleep a few nights is not good, probably the high altitude sake, and my back hurts, it is estimated that sleep on the floor in the Hermes Temple in a long time. sometimes lying flat inside the bones feel pain, often waking up at night unable to sleep, to wait two or three hours to fall asleep confused, think of two more days to return Hermes Temple to headache.
Today is our last day motorcycle trip, today Alchi archery competition, we intend to check out all the luggage on the motorcycle, and then to visit the temple, and then go to the game, watching the game directly back to Leh.
when we get all the package front, ready to put the car, they found the rear tire broke , Alchi is not a place to the nearest one is 10 kilometers, Thomas ran out to look for a long time to find a manual boost the morale of the pump, Enfield heavy, we took two of which took the nurse's efforts to launch Inn to the curb, again and again to cheer the place, they five or six big men, get gas for 20 minutes to finish, so I left Thomas in the inn, he did not take advantage of flat tire under the vehicle before the rush to office, I courtyards waiting for him, visiting relatives, my stomach pain was terrible, not so fast check-out alert, you can lie in bed for a while.
Thomas, a visit that is nearly two hours, came back nose all gas crooked mouth, and he is angry, say German words, I do not know what he was saying, in short, very angry, and even went to the temple do not want me, today I am not comfortable, stomach pain my face was pale, step forward makes me whole body cold sweat, for the temple to do something else, I would not want to go, but in ALCHI, everyone regarded her to be so perfect, I can not do, there will still be accompanied Thomas I went to the temple, go to the temple to see the ancient Buddhist statues fine art, he slowly calmed down.
woman
ALCHI Ladakh temples really deserved reputation, in the temple of our hearts have been calm, Thomas is not very professional tour guide, introduced me to ask, he always replied one, it is possible he did not think of me as his customers, of which one of the most famous temple has four large statues, in a room separate from the four directions, majestic and dignified, and we did so many visitors that morning, the results we got there, every room is crowded with tourists, the most well-known that the gap between the have not even walk, we did not stay in for a long time to come out, I did not expect already have two outside groups of tourists waiting to get a.
visiting the temple we went to see archery, thought they fitted the traditional clothing for dance performances, games started, did not expect to see two old ladies only traditional clothing, as this game is not worth a visit with, a few people feel even bows and arrows are Nabu Wen, and really let us down extremely.
the way back, Enfield often dead fire, which makes Thomas Large To trouble the fire, every death made the fire roar Thomas should not stop with Germany, he had more comments on this Enfield aircraft, this aircraft fire, the more the car died, it seems that he's the lover not to deal with. Even to see the beautiful scenery I have not asked him to stop, then start each time the fire died, he would drive very fast, I think he put all of the gas are scattered in the plane old car, every time I feel We are soon into the bottom of the car, fell apart smashes, and I reminded him my old insurance has expired, the new insurance does not take effect, in case of accidents, all costs must be out by him, although he The plane was air Enfield, but we safely arrived at Leh, the column filled with peaks around the city a fresh snow, appears to be under two days .....< br> back on the road or weather bad, the sun obscured by thick clouds, only the faint light and heat ...
seems this is not a smooth journey from the beginning, not the right place and people the car together, the two of us in this trips are very dissatisfied with a lot of money to be spent, just four days, all cost more than 5,000 rupees (100 Euro). The only way to be happy is that we come back safely, and safe and healthy is a blessing, we can asked what the road back to Leh and very quickly forget the unpleasant, but also drink fresh fruit juices and Rashid, and you can eat delicious things.
back to Leh the next day, pull NASDAQ has returned to the sunny day, Thomas count on the sun to watch a bit of temperature, the temperature as high as 42 degrees since we did not immediately return Hermes Temple in Leh to live more than two days, next to Thiksey , Thiksey Temple built on mountains, altitude 3800M, thirteen from the foot to the summit level, building layer upon layer of skin, very spectacular, Tibetan Buddhism Ge Luma transmission system, known as small Potala Palace.
Thiksey Temple
morning ritual
13 number is the jump in the temple Ladakh Festival Dance and 15 is the end of the festival, said to have monks arrived and we have M by Lama Pakistan booked a better position , and hope that this two-day festival allows us to open an eye-opener.