Reasons to love Leh:

• Beautiful views everywhere:

Leh Palace at sunset

• The donkeys hanging out at the bus station:

You wait ages for a donkey, then two come along at once

• The fact that if they don’t have coins, shopkeepers occasionally give you your change in chocolate bars or cough sweets.
• Leh Festival, which I have been very much enjoying over the past couple of days:

Mask dancer, Leh Festival

Polo players, Leh Festival