Ugh once again we enjoyed the delights of India throughout the night ... dogs fighting, cars tooting and best of all just when we were finally dozing the 3am call to prayer from the nearby minaret!!! Oh joy!! And there is another at about 6am.... so between all that and by Delhi belly ... I'm not loving India as much as usual!! Today was special though .. We packed and headed to West Ladakh by 4wd with a guide. The scenery was amazing - we passed by dozens of mi...

After a terrible night thinking I was going to die, I has some toast and porridge for breakfast. We then set off site seeing around Leh. First to the Leh Palace which is perched high on a hill top, the the monastery above it. The views we incredible - we had a few glimpses of Buddhist monks!! On to Sanpar Gonka then up to a stupa!!! It is really beautiful here - the mountains are amazing!! Off for two days glamping tomoro!!!

Monday 6/8 ... an easier day today ... a catch up with Jassa our guide over breakfast - great to see him again!! I managed to book a Balinese massage at the Metropolitan Hotel, hmm ok ... it was perhaps 5 stars ... but India makes it affordable !!! After a quick hectic tuk tuk ride we felt a little like impostors as we alighted our shabby tuk tuk at the gates of the very fancy hotel ... explained to the guards we had a spa booking ... obviously we must not have ...

Early start as we headed by taxi to the old city to join DeliByCycle tour - 6.30am start... we managed to be a little early so the guide took us around the back street to have coffee... not exactly Starbucks ... but lots of atmosphere ... and the coffee was milk boiled in a big pot with sugar and coffee added ... Hygiene probably wasn't high on the shop keepers list but we seemed to have survived!! No real need for the man on the bench next to me to wake from his...

Slow start to the day then off to Starbucks for a coffee! Wandered around Asakusa - Senso-ji Temple - way more crowded than last night!! Ate our way down the main shopping street - gooey brown things rolled on a stick.... maybe bean paste biscuits ... vanilla ice cream burger was very good!! Next we took the subway to Meiji-jingu Shinto temple - its just beautiful here - a patch of green parklands in a big busy city. Doesn't seem to matter where we go - Erika wa...