We are already in Leh and I did not keep updated the blog for few days. Unfortunately I can not post any photos from here. The internet connection is very slow from here.
Shortly to get you updated. We managed to get overnight train from New Delhi to Jammu. Trains in India are great. They can be very cheap (depends on the class of the train that one is traveling) and they are on time. From Jammu we managed to get on the jeep to Srinagar and in the evening we were already on the beautiful houseboat on the Dal lake (I will post the photo of the houseboat later). The next day we enjoyed the shikra tour on the Dal lake. Beautiful city on the water built by British. We stayed only one day there since our aim was Leh.
There are only two roads connecting Leh with the rest of World. One of the roads is from Srinagar to Leh, the other (that I am planning to take on the way back) is from Leh to Manali. None of this road is open during the winter, so the whole region has no land access during half of the year. The road from Srinagar to Leh is 434km long and it takes 14h. Parts of this road has asphalt and one can drive 60 km per hour or a bit more, but most of the road is a dirt road or the road under construction with many, many curves ascending or descending all the time. Amazing experience, amazing views.
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