... road that climbs up a valley still steeped in the shade. I realise how chilly the air is when we have to stop for a puncture. The sun beams have only reached the opposite side. The backlit mountains above ...
... his dream to visit Paris, I catch sight of the shining golden roof of the monastery sitting on a hill with the grandiose backdrop of the incredibly beautiful mountains, a magic vision. I climb up and meet ...
... landscape initially consists of more grasslands forming beautiful scenery of green mountains and occasional black yak hair tents. We stop in sight of a big gathering where horse races are being held next ...
... spots: sites are open all along it, called upon to widen the carriageway, straighten dangerous curves, even build impressive tunnels in the bowels of giant mountains.
At 6 pm we stop for “lunch”. I ...
... high mountains north of Leh. From Leh to Manali we must however cover 475 km on a road that crosses several passes of unheard-of height, among which the Tranlang La, the second highest pass in the world ...
8 August - I leave Kargil at 7 by the shared jeep to follow a valley gouged by a dry river. The mountains have become desert-like; the rocky higher ones, as well as the earthy lower ones, are furrowed ...
... side of the wide valley and we head to the distant clot of buildings. The drops that were falling thin this morning have dwindled and it looks as if the low white clouds cutting the mountains in half are ...
... towards the fields. It's now become a glorious day, a dazzling sun shines over the fields making their colours glimmer, while now behind the first mountains the two twin peaks tower splendidly, covered ...
... making the most of the farm land in the valley bottom made of fertile detritus, contrasting in their resplendent green or golden yellow of the ripe corn with the barren mountains above. It looks like a ...
... and a few buses proceeding towards the mountains. In the opposite direction few lorries are coming down. Our driver makes himself guilty of some reckless overtakings just to advance by a few positions ...