Spituk Goemba / Namgyal Tsemo Goemba

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April 8th 2011

Published: June 7th 2011

(continued from previous blog entry). Doubling back from Phyang village we had time for a visit to Spituk goemba before lunch. Located on the southwest outskirts of Leh, the monastery sits on a hillock just south of the airport runway, meaning it is a place of dual interest to me. On the way up the hill we drove past a few triple-A emplacements, their crews seeking shelter from the noon sunlight u... Read Full Entry

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Johan

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Meh... readers beware. I originally started this log to keep my mother up to date during a longer trip, but I quickly realized I wasn't about to waste my precious time off by sitting in some shady Internet café updating a blog nobody will read anyway. Nowadays it is more of a personal nostalgia and ego thing, but by all means, feel free to enjoy the speculations and hybris which will no doubt get reality checked soon enough. I will add older travel logs as time permits.... full info

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Leh view from Shanti stupa

Shanti stupa, Leh

Detail of some of the paintings circling the structure

Shanti stupa detail

Shanti stupa, Leh

Central Leh

The palace overlooking the mosque and the main market street

Let sleeping dogs lie

Lazy mutts, downtown Leh

Central Leh

The main market street is interesting if a bit soulless with its many souvenir and handicraft shops

Dinner time - Tomato soup

Dinner time - The precious daal

It can't be dinner if there's not daal

Dinner time - mutton in spicy sauce

One of the rare occurences of meat on this trip.

Dinner time - The infamous chapati bread

8th June 2011

tracey
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Leh
it's a place I've longed to spend time - I'm envious - It looks and feels just as I imagined. i saw sleepy dogs like yours when i was in gyanste - their coats were real hound fur. beautiful.

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