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Padum

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The Karsha Gompa guest house. What a welcome retreat after a long day of riding. The actual hotel we had been planning to stay in was closed as the manager had gone somewhere, so it was a great relief to find this place. 
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The Karsha Gompa guest house is run by monks from the Karsha monastery. They were curious to see us and flocked around the bikes.
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Meeting our new friend Tenzin Phantuk. 
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Reflections of Karsha monastery. 
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Prayer room in the monastery
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Monastery paintings are a riot of colours
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Cute little novice monk...check out his cool red crocs
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Tenzin's book with cool labels
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Got to see how a monk lives when Tenzin invited us to his room. 
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What a landscape. The young monk enjoyed being a pillion rider on our bikes. 
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The petrol pump in Padum village was the coolest petrol pump ever. No branding, no signage, no electricity needed. Just a pump and a hand crank! 
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Sheela waterfall is about 25 Km from Padum and is a local attraction. 
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padum to kargil
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