An interesting side note - I learned that in Sanskrit the word himalaya translates into 'ice abode' or 'ice house.' Fitting name, though as you can see in the summer there's not much snow on the bottom of the mountains and the rock is clearly exposed.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Ladakh
A picture from the airplane as we flew through the Himalayas into Leh

An interesting side note - I learned that in Sanskrit the word himalaya translates into 'ice abode' or 'ice house.' Fitting name, though as you can see in the summer there's not much snow on the bottom of the mountains and the rock is clearly exposed.
An interesting side note - I learned that in Sanskrit the word himalaya translates into 'ice abode' or 'ice house.' Fitting name, though as you can see in the summer there's not much snow on the bottom of the mountains and the rock is clearly exposed.
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My girl saw the Himalayas before me -- so jealous.
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