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Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake in Ladakh is a mesmerizing lake. Located at an altitude of 4,350 m, it takes around 5 hours to reach Pangong Tso by road from Leh. I travelled to Ladakh a long time back when was father was posted in Leh, and I remember how beautiful it was! I am sharing some pictures of this beautiful lake from Soma's album. Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake  Pangong Tso Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake Ladakh Pangong Tso Lake  Stone sculptures along Pangong Tso lake More from Ladakh: Black-necked Cranes of Hanle, Ladakh, India

Black-necked Cranes, Hanle, Ladakh, India Hanle is a beautiful and scenic village in Ladakh, India. It is well-known for the Hanle Monastery (dating back to the 17th Century). It is around 254 km from Leh, and takes around 7 hours by road. Soma was in Hanle in June with a group of bird watchers. I was very affected by a particular incident that Soma narrated, I am sharing it here, the pictures are courtesy Soma Jha: “On 16th June we arrived in Hanle and went for a spot of birding in the evening. While driving to Hanle we had seen two nesting Black-necked Cranes and now we saw the third one in Hanle. It's a very hopeful scene that promises the propagation of the species especially for a vulnerable bird like this crane. The next morning when we were passing by this site, we slowed down the car and lo and behold ! we found a furry head and then a second one, peeping over a mound. As we were quite a distance away we really had to make sure with our binocs and 50x zoom ...

Ladakh remains to this day, one of the most beautiful places that I have visited. The memories of my visit to Ladakh, which happened quite some time back (when I was in school), is still etched in my mind. If you like traveling, Ladakh should definitely be in your list of "places to visit in India". The breathtaking beauty cannot be easily described, it has to be felt. Ladakh landscape Ladakh, India My father was posted in Leh for two years. Family was only allowed during summers. That's how we ended up visiting Leh in June. We spent almost a month in Leh with my dad. And during our stay we visited a lot of places in Ladakh. Just thinking about Ladakh makes me want to visit it. My cousin, Soma, who went to Ladakh, not so long back, clicked some really nice pictures of the beautiful Ladakh landscape (I am sharing some of the pictures taken by her)