Kashmir
Houseboats
SRINAGAR "DAL LAKE" and "NAGIN LAKE" Floating on a postcard
lake in one of Kashmir's famous houseboats is the way to seehow this place earned
the name, "The Venice of the East". Water - powered peddlers sell
everything from saffron to paper mache deer to the houseboat door. Ride a Shikara
- a Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets and see the mountains
mirrored in the lakes. The houseboats are grand with hand - carved furniture
and rich Kashmiri carpet.
Floating on a postcard lake in one of Kashmir's famous houseboats is the way
to see how this place earned the name, "The Venice of the East". Water
- powered peddlers sell everything from saffron to paper mache deer to the houseboat
door.
Ride a Shikara - a Kashmiri gondola - to the watery vegetable markets and see
the mountains mirrored in the lakes.
Most houseboats on the Nagin and the Jhelum are situated on the banks of the
lake, and can be accessed directly from land without the help of a shikara,
while all those on the Dal require a shikara to get to and from them. Most houseboats
on the Dal are situated in long straggling rows; some face the Boulevard, Srinagar's
most exciting address, while others are situated singly or in groups of two
and three.
For the honeymooners the houseboats deep in the lake are ideal. The romantic
setting of the lake in Kashmir together with the royal setting of the houseboats
create magic. The best activity while on the houseboat in Kashmir would be to
sit in the balcony and enjoy the multi hues of natural and human life pass by.
The view from the houseboat keeps changing with the season too. There are the
awe aspiring mountains of the Pir Panjal (also spelt as Panchal) and the majestic
mountains of Himalayas. In winter the fun doubles when the snow covered surrounding
take over. The waters of the lake are mesmerizing as it is.
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