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Advantages: Boutique hotel in beautiful surroundings. On the banks of the lake. Disadvantages: far from the main tourist areas
Old world charm and courtsey. Stunning surroundings on a placid lake far from the bustle and dirt of dal lake. The house itself is filled with beautiful objects d'art and remind you how life must have been for kashmiris before the insurgency. The grace and beauty of the house and gardens reflect the host's own cultural heritage. The father and son team make sure their guests feel at home and personnaly supervise all details. The food is excellent. cooked by an old family retainer, it once again reflects life as it once was. Even vegetarians are well provided for. You can forget that you are in the otherwise dirty and crowded city of srinagar. Dont hesitate to pick the senior Mr. Hussain's brain for the best buys in carpets, picnic spots that others dont know about and other aspects of life in kashmir. ...
.Further up is Rishikesh sprinkled with a no. of Ashrams where 'Yoga'is practised and taught everyday.The atmosphere is charged up with devotion and an individual enjoys the heavenly ambience.
From Rishikesh the highway winds up hilly terrain till 'Uttarkashi'.A temple for 'Shiva' is here.Then gradually the drive goes through Srinagar and then towards Rudraprayag.This road is frequently blocked by rockslides from the hilltops but waiting for the road to be cleared is usually minimal and the waiting provides breathtaking views of hills and gorges around.One reaches Rudraprayag which is at the confluence of rivers.Scenic beauty is breathtaking.
The above is Part I of the description and the author wishes to write about the rest soon.
The travel plan can be chalked out with 'Garhwal Vikas Nigam' who has offices in most of the metro cities ...
manasray 18.03.2006 (15.01.2008)
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, which is a massive site of temples. Literally hundreds of them dotted all over the landscape. Somewhere along the line we ate deep fried whole sparrows at a restaurant.
Another night at the Ritz in Rangoon and on to Nepal. Here we spent two weeks walking around the foot hills of the Himalayas, and another two weeks in Katmandu, doing nothing.
A bus journey back to India. It was now June. At this time of year in Varanasi it reaches about 40 degrees. The humidity was unbelievable. The only way to sleep was to shower fully clothed and then go to bed. I went on to Delhi and booked my flight home, leaving me about 2 weeks to kill. So i went up to Kashmir (a perilous bus journey into the mountains) and stayed on a houseboat in Srinagar. Tourism was not doing well at the time. I imagine it's even worse now. I was looking forward to getting ...
simcox1 20.07.2005
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