What do I do all day...its hard to say

 I walk around and witness signs. And, for some reason I find signs around Leh very funny.  Its hard to say what it is about this laundry sign, but I like it.  I like that my laundry, when here, is unique and perhaps even special.

I go to polo matches!  I went to one polo match. As part of the Ladkhi festival, the big Indian guys who play polo brought out some small horses and played some mean polo! It was quite entertaining and fun. Exciting really.  Thanks polo guys!

 I read books.  But not these.  These are special Buddhist texts in the library of a hidden gompa (monastery) I found in the middle of the city of Leh.  Turns out the gompa is in no way hidden, I just stumbled upon it one day when wandering through the north of the city.But glad I did, as I got to spend time in this library with the ancient teachings of the Buddha.

 Below Right: the garden of the gompa of which the library's blue windows look down upon.
Left: Me. So happy because I have found an elusive stupa in the middle of town during my morning walk!  There are little rooms for prayer on each level of the stupa.  Gardens and homes provide a beautiful setting for prayer here.

I attended a two day meditation course as part of teh local festival here and at the end of the days we were blessed with a cultural festival.  These ladies danced dressed in traditional Ladakhi garb, their hats are especially cool.

Another sign I find funny.  Chickens can be found here behind the mosque, just out of downtown.