Our house boat

Life on a houseboat in Kashmir

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September 22nd 2012
We have found another paradise. Every Indian we met said Kashmir was paradise and, now we are in Srinagar, we think they are right. We write this on the verandah of our houseboat, looking out over Lake Dal. Kites sore above, kingfishers perch on the mooring lines and young men bring us Kashmiri tea whenever asked. The boat has four en suite double bedrooms, a lounge, a dining room and a shady ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more