Ian and Carol at Thiksey Bhuddist Gompha

Ladakh - in the Himalayas

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November 27th 2007
At last we have got round to giving an update to our time in Leh which is up on the border of India with China and Pakistan. It is high up and has the Indus River flowing through it. 4 security checks to get onto the plane - lot of military personnel on the plane. Phenomenal flight and saw the Himalayas. Can now understand the desire to go climbing. Very mountainous even leading up to the high ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more