The morning was cold and the last thing we wanted to do was get out of our sleeping bags, so we didn't... lol, well not for a good long while anyways ^.^ Eventually though I became restless I most always do in bed, and got up to see if Vinay and the others were awake yet. Vinay was dead asleep but the girls were awake and doing the typical things girls do in the morning, which if you hadn't noticed is taking over the bathroom as if it were of the greatest military importance. After talking a little bit about our plan for the day (which honestly I couldn't decipher) I went for a brief walk in the city of Leh.To my amazement the dead and empty city I thought I had seen in the night transformed into a bustling center of life and commerce. The night we had arrived I could barely make out the gigantic towering spires of earth and ice that surrounded the entire city, now they were in plain view, and from them I felt a deep sense of awe and respect, for I knew to do otherwise was truely foolish. Surrounding the city, just before the mountains, was a thick layer of mist that seemed to circle leh in constant flux, later in the day as the heat rose this mist would dissipate and all that was could be clearly seen.Leh is the capital city of Ladahk and rests at a dizzying 3505 meters or 11,499 feet above sea level. The local people are a mix of tibetan and indian races, and are a distinct people all on their own. Their dress and sense of culture is a mix of both Indian and Chinese traditions, which are some of the oldest cultures left in existence today. If you are ever lucky enough to talk with these people, you would likely find yourself conversing with an individual of the upmost character, refined to a point by the harshness of their everyday realities. although this might all be pure speculation on my part, it was the feeling I got from nearly everyone I encountered in Leh.When everyone was finally awake and ready to go we had a quic