It was planned and much awaited. I had already googled about the sight seeings and shopping. End-time packing and a lot of haste was obvious for a forgetful person like me. I enjoyed everything though, as it was my first visit to a snowy region.
We were a group of 10 people who wanted to experience the Rajdhani Express on the way. So we travelled by train till Delhi and later by air.
We were a group of 10 people who wanted to experience the Rajdhani Express on the way. So we travelled by train till Delhi and later by air.
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| Snacks served in Rajdhani Express. |
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| The dusky view from my window |
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| Eleven Idols of the Patriots at New Delhi |
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| Top view of Srinagar... amazing! |
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| View of Dal Lake opposite my hotel |
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| The cool mornings at Dal Lake |
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| Harwan Garden, Water flowing through a dam passing by the canal |
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| Sarso de khet... blooming of caster flower |
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| Cold water gushing like naughty kids |
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| On the way to Yousmarg, 20 feet snow frozen on both the sides |
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| The SUV seems so tiny by the himalayan... singing "Yeh Ishq haye baithe bithaye jannat dikhaye ha" |
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| Snow melting into mineral water ;) Anyone thirsty? |
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| The very miser sledge guide who fooled us a lot of time... but can pay anything for the view at Yousmarg |
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| This was breath taking! A valley of beauty is Kashmir |
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| Sitting on the snow and wondering where did the sunny heat go! |
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| Yippee we saw a snow fall.... A rare view in April :) |
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| funny caption on the truck saying "color your face black if you have a bad eye on me" |
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| A broken bridge at Srinagar, Nagin Lake |
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| Shepherd with his herd of sheep on the way to Drung! |
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| White Beauty |
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| This one's my favourites... It says Spring Is Here Darlings |
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| Walnut and Apple Trees All Along The Road |
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| Charar-E-Sharief... On the mountains lie a town silently chanting islamic notes |
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| The Mosque of Charar-e-sharief |
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| This seems so much like an art on the canvas of nature |
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| Rosewood and Pine covered the view of the valley |
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| Sonmarg... a place compared with the beauty of Newzeland |
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| Snow still not melt at Sonmarg... One can see the rock bottom of river that may flow in some while |
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| I can imagine how beautiful this place would look with the river flowing |
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| Ride a Pony into the valley of Sonmarg |
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| They cunning pony riders asked us to pay some more for a ride to watch this frozen snow... which would anyways come on the way back to the restaurant... :p |
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| Shikara Ride is a romantic way to enjoy the kashmir experience |
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| I dont remember what the guides bluffed about this place... but it is a real soothing view |
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| Char Chinar... meaning a platform of four chinar trees one each at a corner |
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| Daffodils... freshly bloomed at Char Chinar |
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| The Duck that swam alone... not alone actually... I was by its side |
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| Salute the Indian Army and Amuse by his style of mustachio :) |
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| Chashm-e-shahi garden meaning the royal water! |
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| Such a variety of flora at Kashmir |
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| I dont know which flower is this... lets name it... umm...miss beautilicios |
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| People believe that to drink, bathe in the royal water brings good to you... every tourist seem to get wet there |
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| The Tulip garden is open only for the month of April... lucky that we got to see those |
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| The lace of colorful Tulips |
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| There are about four floors of Tulip beds... What a view from the topmost! |
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| The Nishat Baug at Srinagar is just opposite the Dal Lake |
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| Drang, Tangmarg |
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| How higher and higher each one gets |
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| Beauty of Drang |
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| On the way to Gulmarg |
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| This is the point uptill where a taxi is allowed, or else the pony owners union will throw stones on the cab driver |
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| The highest peak gondola ride is about to begin |
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| At Phase 1 you will feel mesmerized... are you ready for a breathtaking view? |
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| On the way to Phase 2... |
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| Sire, how do you feel at 13,500 feet above sea level... |
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| my silly art structure... no no actually my pal who got frozen by the view :p |
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| so many ski marks |
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| At the bat factory of Pahalgam |
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| Pahalgam is the place from where the famous "amar nath yatra" starts |
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| This is a difficult sight... a young man washing hotel towels in freezing cold water |
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| Chandan Vari, Pahalgam... meaning a Valley of sandalwood... I doubt if there was any such tree but some one said its by the name of a Sadhu Chandan... hmm |
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| The Slope at Chandan Vari.. try a sledge ride :) |
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| On the way to Betab Valley... |
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| Simply Beautiful |
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| This is Betab Valley... named after a Bollywood film shot here... one of my favourite places in Kashmir |
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| Singing the song.. "Jab hum javan honge jane kahan honge" from the film |
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| I didnt want to go home after I came here |
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| Thats me enjoying the marvelous place, Betab Valley |
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| My husband posing like a Bollywood star in the woods, Betab Valley |
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| Dont miss Betab Valley if ever you visit Pahalgam being throned in the most picturesque location |
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| River Rafting at River Lidar, Pahalgam |