My love for travelling comes to me from my father. And he and I both love impromptu trips. Our trip to Kashmir was one. Where impromptu trips have a certain adrenalin rush to them, planning is considered wise for a reason. As a result, we could not get last minute air tickets to Srinagar and hence decided to travel by road.
And travelling by road meant 18 hours of rickety bumpy stretches, zillion toll plazas and even more police officers. Not to mention the scorching sun outside. Were we irritated? Yes!!! Now have a look at the title of this post :)
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| Shikaras in Dal Lake, Srinagar |
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| Gulmarg Valley |
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| Herd of sheep in Gulmarg |
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| Betaab Valley, Pahalgam |
Srinagar is not just any city. IT IS the capital of paradise in India. The myriad colors of Dal Lake in the lap of the mighty Himalayas, the exquisitely carved house boats, the zillion bhel-puri vendors, the shouts of the Shikara paddlers, everything about Srinagar fills you with an instant energy. A ride in the Shikaras and you are in the very lap of nature.
Valleys of Gulmarg and Pahalgam are just as unique and exquisite. Lush green mountains with ice caps all around, yellow and pink flowers budding from here and there, the musical streams of water from just about anywhere and everywhere, shops carrying the beautiful Kashmiri embroidered suits and wraps and the occasional sighting of a herd of sheeps and lambs is enough to leave you in awe for days to come.
After 5 days in Kashmir we again had an 18 hour journey ahead of us on our way back and all I could think of was, Jannat Hai!
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