Heaven on Earth has become a tagline to describe the beauty of Kashmir & very aptly so!
Kashmir, right up in the North of India is on the travel list of most people I know. We had been wanting to visit Kashmir since a long time. Finally we planned the trip at the nick of time in Apr'16, houseboat booking was done one day prior to leaving.
The start of the trip was really eventful for me. We had a 4 a.m flight to catch & just the previous evening we had spotted a not-so-welcome friend in our home-a Rat!!
being the owl I am, I slept around 1 a.m to catch a quick nap before leaving for the airport. In those 30 mins, I felt something scamper on me & I shrieked & flung the sheet to see the rat run over the ledge.
So yeah .. next one week we were going to leave our home with a rat! We closed all other rooms, placed some traps around & left . I was now really grateful for the very early morning flight because there was no chance I would've fallen asleep on my bed after that! Talk about silver linings :)
We reached Srinagar pretty early in the morning. Wanderbug's Kritika helped us with her trusted travel contact - Mr Shaukat who picked us from Srinagar Airport. Shaukat is a very reliable driver for Kashmir. (+91 99068 76232)
As you drive out of Srinagar airport, you cant help but notice the number of armed forces men around. Something you are definitely not used to while on a vacation.
Shaukat took us to a vegetarian place Krishna Vaishno Dhaba for breakfast. We had one of the best ever Onion Uttappam (a type of savoury crepe) Lil joys :)
Kashmir, right up in the North of India is on the travel list of most people I know. We had been wanting to visit Kashmir since a long time. Finally we planned the trip at the nick of time in Apr'16, houseboat booking was done one day prior to leaving.
The start of the trip was really eventful for me. We had a 4 a.m flight to catch & just the previous evening we had spotted a not-so-welcome friend in our home-a Rat!!
being the owl I am, I slept around 1 a.m to catch a quick nap before leaving for the airport. In those 30 mins, I felt something scamper on me & I shrieked & flung the sheet to see the rat run over the ledge.
So yeah .. next one week we were going to leave our home with a rat! We closed all other rooms, placed some traps around & left . I was now really grateful for the very early morning flight because there was no chance I would've fallen asleep on my bed after that! Talk about silver linings :)
We reached Srinagar pretty early in the morning. Wanderbug's Kritika helped us with her trusted travel contact - Mr Shaukat who picked us from Srinagar Airport. Shaukat is a very reliable driver for Kashmir. (+91 99068 76232)
Shaukat took us to a vegetarian place Krishna Vaishno Dhaba for breakfast. We had one of the best ever Onion Uttappam (a type of savoury crepe) Lil joys :)
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