Leh City - Where the story starts
An impulsive decision,
a journery without any advanced planning,
go completely spontaneous;
India is one of the country where I am dreaming of since 3 years ago;
I've been telling myself "Vipassana Meditation" I must to try when I will in India since 3 years ago;
"Plans changed" is part of our lives, I do believe the right thing in the right moment;
The real meaning of
"do whatever your heart tells you"
Flights booked, applied for "Vipassana", got my E-visa.
India, here I am!
28 Jan 2020.
Leh, is the capital of Ladakah District.
It takes around 1 hour by flight from Delhi to Leh
The view from the airplane it's absolutely beautiful
All those mountains from "earth"color
till completely white, and it shines
Himalayas, it nice to finally see you and
feel so close to you
Traveling during off season, you got to have those amazing view alone without bothering from anyone
To feel the local vibes, the authentic vibes
To know a bunch of new friends with same interests
Same interests, same dreams
make us gather together,
I do believe people don't meet each other by chance, it's for a reason.
TRAVEL, get out of your comfort zone
Experience and respect local culture
It might not the cleanest and the most comfortable hostel in the world;
It might not be luxury travel;
It might not be the most beautiful scenery
in the world;
But, what we have is more.
what we have is unique
what we have is priceless;
I am glad to share together,
to discover together
with those "travel mates"
and it becomes "my travel mates"
A long way until I finally reach Hearth Hostel.
(Guangzhou - Hongkong - New Delhi - Leh)
Huge temperature difference,
（around 22 celsius in HK, and -15 celsius in Leh)
Of course I ran directly to the kitchen,
a person like me can't stop eating
The kitchen in the hostel, very simple,
typical ladakhi style
Freezing cold winter, all the water pipes are forzen
(Day time temperature around -10 - -15 celsius
night time around -20 - -30 celsius and more )
We need to break the ice to get water.
In the meantime, I start to chat with Issac in the kitchen
It turns out he's going for "Vipassana"
on the 29 Jan as well
same with Yoshi (another backpacker from Japan)
Issac suggests me to take a rest when the first day arrived in Leh due to the altitude
(Altitude in Leh is around 3400m)
If you know me, you will immediately understand I won't just stay in the hostel to rest for a day
We decide to visit the local market
to get ready for 10 days "Vipassana"
Wander around Leh city,
there's so different than the usual scene we saw on the news about India.
Reality can't be seen sometimes, and what you've seen aren't completely real at times;
It depends on different perspectives;
depends on current situation;
depends on person;
depends on attitude
Any experiences, when you fully experienced with your heart, then you can truly understand
when you experienced in person, you will get the true meaning and that's how you really feel.
What is "Vipassana Meditation"?
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