» General - everything from food to hot water bottles: Chospa (main bazaar). 

» Chemist - (main bazaar) close to Chospa.

» Restaurants - take your pick - Tibetan, Kashmiri, Indian, Western - all abound.  Recommended are the Tibetan Kitchen and World Cafe.

» Photography - Gemini Colour Lab (main bazaar) - excellent quality prints; sell wide array of film including slide.  Ask for refrigerated stock.

» Dzomsa - Very useful laundry/cafe/bookstore.  Publish a handy Ladakhi phrasebook and make the best lassis in town.  

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