Tuesday, July 20, 2010

#bbc2leh - Patnitop to Srinagar

Day 5 started on a very relaxed note. We slept well and had a sumptuous breakfast. Thomas, Shibu and Shonan were ready and finished breakfast even before Chanda and I got ready. While having breakfast, we heard Shibu's plan of World Tour. :) Shonan and Thomas went ahead and settled the accounts and loaded both the jeeps. Chanda was busy talking to the waiter who was serving us. He said that they depend on snow for their water requirement. From...

Thursday, July 15, 2010

#bbc2leh Long drive - Delhi to Patnitop

I had never heard of this place until this trip. Patnitop is a popular hill station near Udhampur, in Jammu and Kashmir. The drive to Patnitop was to be the longest in our three-day trip to Leh. As usual, we didn't sleep well the previous night (this is turning out to be a regular thing with us), and we were very tired the next day. We woke up at 3:00 AM and were out of the house by 4:30. Looks like destiny, or rather the Arabs, had other plans for...