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What you'll find in India :
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Delhi Delhi1.jpg
Jami Masjid Mosque
(1644-1658)
Delhi2.jpg
Raj Ghat Memorial
for Mahatma Gandhi
Zdelhi3.jpg
Humayun's Tomb
(Moghul period)
Manali Manali1.jpg
Downtown Manali
Manali2.jpg
Tibetan monastery
Old Manali Oldmana1.jpg
The village
Oldmana2.jpg
Typical house
Darcha and Jankar Darcha1.jpg
Going to Darcha
(3250 m)
Jankar1.jpg
Our camp at Jankar
(3520 m)
Jankar2.jpg
Crossing the river
Going up to Shingo La Chumina1.jpg
Our faithful Rex
Chumina2.jpg
Going up...
(Chuminakpu - 4250 m)
Chumina3.jpg
We leave Lahaul behind
Shingo La Shingol1.jpg
Skiing country ?
Shingol2.jpg
We made it !
(Shingo La - 5100 m)
Going down the Kargyakh I Kargyak1.jpg
Down from the Shingo La
Kargyak2.jpg
Into the Kargyakh valley
Kargyak3.jpg
There's a monastery
up there somewhere
Going down the Kargyakh II Kargyak4.jpg
Mules don't like bridges
Kargyak5.jpg
The Kargyakh river
Kargyak6.jpg
Typical village
Going down the Kargyakh III Kargyak7.jpg
Down to an oasis
Kargyak8.jpg
A real camping !
(Purni - 3650 m)
Going up the Tsarap Tsarap1.jpg
A little side-step
Tsarap2.jpg
Going to Phuktal
Phuktal Gompa Phuktal1.jpg
The monastery
Phuktal2.jpg
A bit closer...
Phuktal3.jpg
The grotto and temple
Going down to Pipola I Pipola1.jpg
Leaving the green again
Pipola2.jpg
Erosion at work
Pipola3.jpg
When you go up...
Going down to Pipola II Pipola4.jpg
You must go down again
Pipola5.jpg
Ancient chorten
Going down to Ichar Ichar1.jpg
Still the Kargyakh valley
Ichar2.jpg
They plant trees here !
Ichar3.jpg
Yaks at work
Going down to Raru Raru1.jpg
This is our camp ?
Raru2.jpg
The road to hell
Going down to Padum Mune1.jpg
Fields around Mune Gompa
Bardan1.jpg
Going to Bardan
Bardan2.jpg
Bardan Gompa
Padum Padum1.jpg
Getting there...
Padum2.jpg
... and away !
Karcha Karcha1.jpg
Up the mountain again
Karcha2.jpg
The monastery
Karcha3.jpg
The valley of Padum
The road to Kargil Pentsil1.jpg
In the middle of nowhere
Pentsil2.jpg
... people just drop by
Rangdum Rangdum1.jpg
The Rangdum monastery
Rangdum2.jpg
Its religious "market"
Rangdum3.jpg
The neighbourhood
The river Karcha Rkarcha1.jpg
Along the river
Rkarcha2.jpg
More ice, anyone ?
The Indus Valley Mulbekh1.jpg
Mulbekh
(back in Buddhist country)
Indus1.jpg
The Indus valley
(not very large yet)
Fotula1.jpg
The Fotula Pass
(4094 m)
Lamayuru Lamayur1.jpg
View from the monastery
Lamayur2.jpg
The "frozen sea"
Leh I Leh1.jpg
The valley of Leh
Leh2.jpg
The monastery on top
Leh3.jpg
The palace in the middle
Leh II Leh4.jpg
The polo (!) field
Leh5.jpg
Traditional dance
Leh6.jpg
Royal costumes
Shey Shey1.jpg
The ancient lake
Shey2.jpg
A special chorten
Shey3.jpg
A bronze Buddha
Thikse Thikse1.jpg
The monastery
Thikse2.jpg
Have a look inside
but take off your shoes
Thikse3.jpg
A papier-maché Buddha
Hemis Hemis1.jpg
The apartment of the
Queen of Ladakh
Hemis2.jpg
A gold Buddha
Hemis3.jpg
The Wheel of Life
Agra I Agra1.jpg
The Taj Mahal
Agra2.jpg
The gardener
Agra3.jpg
The wall
Agra II Agra4.jpg
The Red Fortress
Agra5.jpg
Diwan-i-Am (?)
Agra6.jpg
A very small Taj Mahal
Fatehpur Sikri Fatehpu1.jpg
The Panch Mahal
(for the Ladies)
Fatehpu2.jpg
Diwan-i-Khas
(Hall of Private Audiences)
Fatehpu3.jpg
The Palace of the Muslim
wife of Akbar
Sikri Sikri1.jpg
The Tomb of Shaikh
Salim Christi
Sikri2.jpg
The Buland Darwaza
(Gate of Victory)
Sikri3.jpg
Indians praying

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