Early morning - 5:40 flight from Delhi to Leh The view from the plane at 6:00 was lovely, seeing the sun peek through the clouds. After landing at Leh, the thin air made us feel giddy, plus the early 3:00 am wake-up time in Delhi. We needed rest to cope with the 3500m elevation. We slept most of the day at the Grand Palace Hotel, then we had one short outing late afternoon to see the Peace Stupa. The Peace Stupa is fairly new, one of over 80 built by the Japanese. This is the fourth one we have seen over the past few years - Sri Lanka, Darjeeling, and Pokhara are also placed on hills with fantastic views. The Peace Pagoda or Stupa was the idea of a Japanese monk. After meeting Mahatma Gandhi, he decided to devote his life to non-violence. Some angles from around the stupa. The view from the hill where the Peace Stupa sits. From one side of the valley to the other, dry craggy hills stick up with one long green valley nestled in the middle,e using glacier water for the greenery. Abo...