Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Yu-leh!!

Around 9am we reached Khardung La, the highest motorable road on the planet at 5,606m over the sea level. A few kilometers from Tibet, Pakistan and China, Ladakh's region hides picturesque towns where tibetan refugees live around their Gompas. The lamas wake up at dawn for morning puja and drink a incredibly buttery and somewhat disgusting masala chai (that you can use as lip gloss). The most important word to know in Ladakhi language is Yuleh, which means hello, good-bye, how are you, thank you, you are welcome, and other uses. It can even be used twice. Yuleh, Yuleh.

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