Down a dusty road in Ladakh...

We were on our way back from Pangong Lake, and luckily I was sitting on the front seat of the mini-bus next to the driver. The non-existent road added to the thrill, especially when we started driving downhill after Chang La pass, and the views in front was simply breathtaking.

Driving into a sunset in Ladakh...

We were briefly slowed down by this jeep which we had to follow till we reached the end of this beautiful section of curved roads. I was a bit upset that the open jeep was in my way of capturing an otherwise beautiful landscape, but this changed soon as the sun started to set, dust clouds rose up and a few kites flew right into my frame. Here is one of the pictures before the sun set completely...

And here are some words, a rare insight into my mind when I travel :)

My eyes see the world, yet my mind looks away,
Looking for a meaning unknown, yet known deep within.
I see shapes in the clouds, I feel rhythm in the harsh noise around. Illiaz takes a moment off from the wheels, looks at me and smiles.
I smile back, happily content in the moment.

What do I want from the world around? Why is it that I am forever seeking?
It's all already known to us all, they say.
But what you see is not what I see, just as what I see is not what you see. But we know this already, don't we? Do we?

Yet both realities co-exist, just like you and me.
But who are you, I ask?
'I am you, just like I am everything else here. Didn't you know we are all one?'

A thin smile on my face, I gaze yet again at the mountains,
Content that the mountains and and I were one, just parts of each other.