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Leh Trip

Photos: picasaweb It was long… It was tiring… It was a spectacular journey… Let’s start from D ay 1: (28 th May) All 4 of us met in Jammu. Sanchit and Naman came from Delhi via bus , while Pratyush and Neeraj came by Malwa Express from Indore. The weather was bad. A day before it had rained and now dusty sand storm prevailed. Even at 4pm sky got dark and dangerous. Took an auto and managed to get a descent hotel in jewel chowk . Next day, we had plans to leave early morning for Srinagar. But at night it rained a lot. We talked to locals and at Srinagar tourist center and got to know that in last 2 days it had rained heavily. Usually, May end is supposed to be hot and rains was a bad surprise. Travel agents said Srinagar-Kargil road will not be open and therefore there was no point in going to Srinagar. After talking at numerous places, we concluded that reaching L eh was out of reach. Therefore, we started thinking of 4-5 day treks in and around Srinagar. After discussing