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Silk Road from Leh towards Kargil and Gyal
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At a roadside dhaba at Khaltse and have possibly the world's best samosas - fresh, light and flaky crisp. We drive on past the monastery at Lamayuru heading west towards Kargil. It turns into a day of amazing surprises.
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Before the Chinese annexation of Tibet in 1949, caravans came down to Leh from the north loaded with wool and salt to be traded for cottons, silks and spices coming up from India.
The Silk Road - 12th Century Buddhist Art
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Ladakh - Little Tibet! Good to be back in Leh with its friendly greeting of "Jullay!". Or even Jullay, jullay, jullay. As many jullays as you like, a delightful word meaning hello, goodbye, please etc.
Return to the Silk Road
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Caravans would come down to Leh across the Karakoram through Kashmir and from the Chang Tang and Tibet carrying wool and salt to be traded for cotton, silk, dyes, spices and dried fruit.
Karsha Monastery, Zanskar | Trekking in Ladakh
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The large, 11th century monastery makes a dramatic sight as it comes into view clinging to the steep rocky hillside. Below, the valley opens wide into a flat plain that reaches the town of Padum.