Nandini Rai’s got a vacay tale
The actress talks of her 20-day vacay in Ladakh, which she returned from earlier so she could tie rakhi to her older brother
Nandini Rai, who’s been shooting non-stop post the pandemic, finally found time to go on a 20-day rejuvenating trip to Ladakh along with her friends.
Describing her journey as blissful and serene, she says how she’d found people constantly writing about Ladakh, which she found fascinating.
“Since I’ve never been to Ladakh, I decided to go there this time,” explains Nandini, who prefers the mountains to beaches and has been to Kashmir and Manali previously.
“I love mountains; they bring me peace. In fact, I have a phobia of water, so I don’t even get into a pool.”
Initially, when Nandini landed in Ladakh, she suffered from an oxygen problem probably because she’d travelled all the way from the south to the north. Despite the oxygen issue, the actress instantly fell in love with Ladakh’s beauty. “I’d experienced bliss while moving around the Indus River and Hunder Sand Dunes (the coldest desert in India).
“The weather was unpredictable; while it was humid during the mornings, it used to be chilly by evenings. I have never seen sand become like ice. My hands were literally freezing,” she rattles away recalling her experiences. So while she and her friends wanted to try their hand at river rafting and paragliding, they were smart to back off from the plans owing to unpredictable weather
While during the day she used to visit new places, such as going through the highest passes like Khardung La and Chang La, which gave her a new high, during nights, they used to be accommodated in local houses.
Nandini’s
trip also included a visit to Turtuk Village, at the
border, which is, incidentally, India’s last village on the
map
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Nandini’s trip also included a visit to Turtuk Village, at the border, which is, incidentally, India’s last village on the map. She reveals that she even visited the palace of the last king of Turtuk, who belongs to the Yabgo Dynasty.
Apparently, Pangong
Lake, which is half in
India and half in
China, was a spectacle. “It was so beautiful and crystal clear. And just as I was also told that the colour of the lake changes according to the atmosphere and cloud moment, the water was blue during the night and changed to light green during the daytime,” she elaborates.
“It felt surreal because it seemed like there was no COVID-19 there; the air and water was so pure and I spent around 10 days in nature’s lap. I made a lot of memories in this trip, all of which have become a lifetime memory,” the actress says, signing off.