Bombay - Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir) - Bombay

[mubeenshahid]

Wow srinagar is so beautiful and devloped unlike us as no efforts have been made here to develop tourism.

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[shahidutz]

gr8 pics waiting for more pics and detail

[SyedMoazzam]

great tour

[Bombaywalla]

^^^ Green and Brown with classy look --- superb.

hotel is great..................

...and the service is up there with the best in the world too. Full marks.

[asad615]

Wow... I thought J&K was like all indian troops roaming around and crippled faces of poor kashmiris...
but look at the pictures... the airport and the hotel... it is developed .

[Bombaywalla]

My friends decided to take me to a traditional carpet weaver's home in a village a little outside Srinagar city...

A sample of the local architecture...

A carpet weaving loom. Cool!

I was then served tea and traditional snacks...

Say hello to Shahid and his sister, Mehnaz. They were very smart, and knew bits and pieces of spoken English too!

[capsat]

am spell bound @bombaywalla Thank you - did you also visited bara moula area ?

[Bombaywalla]

am spell bound @Bombaywalla Thank you - did you also visited bara moula area ?

Good evening, Capsat. Nope, I didn't have much time this trip, but I will go to Baramulla etc. the next time I'm up there.

[Bombaywalla]

Next, we went to see the ruins of a 7th century temple, high up in the hills...

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[talhawaleed]

nice thread, keep moving

[Bombaywalla]

The view from my room is a stunner! The massive boats you see in the photo are Kashmiri Houseboats (made of Deodar wood). One can rent them starting at INR 6500/night, which includes 4 traditional meals, and sightseeing. Not a bad deal at all!

This is what I see from the loo the next morning, a peaceful, lotus covered Nigin lake...

[Bombaywalla]

My friend wanted to go check out the new Honda Mobilio, which he thought would be perfect for his large family...

This has got to be India's most beautiful location for a Honda dealership...

The Brio and Amaze, side-by-side...

The City and Mobilio, side-by-side...

[Bombaywalla]

It's almost lunch time, and thoughts of huge quantities of meat, cooked in various Kashmiri spices and styles, running through my head, were starting to make my mouth water. Sensing this, my buddy Akeel drove straight to his house, where his mother, sister, and maids, had a bunch of stuff waiting for me...

First, driving into "downtown Srinagar"...

[Shahbazzain]

stunning... wish i could visit Srinagar, dal lake...

[Bombaywalla]

Jama Masjid, designed and built in traditional Kashmiri architecture...

City streets...

My friend's neighbourhood...

[nickatnite]

nice and nice and thanks for sharing. i wanna see Dal lake again, relive memories. i was there when i was wee...

[memad]

Great tour BW
Many thanks for sharing.
This part of Kashmir has plain lands and due to climate the land is fertile this turns every thing green.

We must admit that we swear big claims over this territory but the real development is evident across the border.

Waiting to have sneak peak of Kashmiri Cuisine.

[nickatnite]

how long do i have to wait for the next set of pics?)

[Bombaywalla]

nice and nice and thanks for sharing. i wanna see Dal lake again, relive memories. i was there when i was wee...

Go! There are multiple flights each day from most other cities nationwide. The hotel I stayed at the next day had stunning views of Dal lake. Damn! that place is phenomenally beautiful.

how long do i have to wait for the next set of pics?)

Who better than you to understand how much hard work it is putting 'em pics up.

[nickatnite]

Go! There are multiple flights each day from most other cities nationwide. The hotel I stayed at the next day had stunning views of Dal lake. Damn! that place is phenomenally beautiful.

a trip is in the planning...