Contrast with Ladakh !

Open-roof truck

Hi-tech Attraction

Last picture of Ladakh

After 50 posts on Ladakh, time has come for urban and modern world.

Descent through the red valley

Going down to cross the river...

then climbing up on the other bank !

Top pass of the trek

Altitude : 17,000ft

The 4 kids from 7 to 10 yrs old did it !

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Dear readers,

I'll be out of station for few days but I already scheduled some posts not to starve you.

I hope I'll be able to shoot some acceptable pictures from Nepal to give you the motivation to go and visit this place.

I'll be back in 10 days !

Shepherd women

The old

and the young

Last night camp

Arrival at the camp at 15,600ft

Wheat field at 12,000 ft !

I confess...

 I used a polar filter ! ;-)

Restaurant in Markha valley

Rest point in an amazingly scenic landscape

Mani stones

Beautiful carved stones used for praying.

Ladakhi children

They just come to chat and play with us. Was great to share some fruits with them.

Beautiful ladakhi woman

Walking up the valley

Resting at a small pass

Women at work

Bringing reeds on her back

Drink walli starring at customers

Old shepherd woman

Conducting a sheep herd

Markha valley

After one week of ride, I came back to Delhi to welcome my sister (with her husband and 2 children). And we all came back to Ladakh for a 5-days treck in Markha valley. Landscapes were so beautiful that I shot and shot and shot.... 

But I would like to inspire the emotions we've got with local villagers and kids all along the valley

Walli

Clothes

Fabrics

Vegetables

Kashmiri scholar girls

Shy tibetan girl

Green eyes but still shy !

Different places, different views, but always beautiful !

Indus Valley from Khardung La road

World most beautiful loo view

Old grocery customer...

...Resting before going back home

Ladakhi hitchhikers

2 hitchhikers, we picked up on the road back to Leh

Nubra valley

Beautiful road laces

Military trucks vs Nature

French flag stupas

Vive la France !

Hunder Gompa Monk

Lonely and smily monk 

Sacred carved stones

Sand at high altitude

Dunes in the Nubra valley

Royal Parking

Diskhit Market

Young vegetables seller

Diskhit Monastery

Young Ladakhi Monk

Khardung La

Laces from Leh to Khardung La (18380 ft)

Khardung La

Indus valley

Leh-Srinagar road

Panoramic view of Indus valley

Alchi area

Alchi Village

Stony landscape

Zanskar and Indus confluence

Towards Srinagar

Black ribbon in the desert

Around Leh

Irrigated or not ??

Green fields or stones !

Buddha...

... is looking at you