Himalayan India
June 22nd 2008 Wednesday 18 June
We drove to Stok 10km south of Leh, passing over a bridge over the river Indus that was so festooned with prayer flags we couod not see the river whilst on the bridge.
Stok is a pleasant village, a green oasis set in a valley between the barren mountains, with Stok Palace looking down over it from a rocky mound.
Stok Palace was built in 1840 & is the residence of the Lad
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