Twilight Vacations

Dal Lake is a lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir.Dal Lake is named the "Jewel in the crown of Kashmir" or "Srinagar's Jewel". Dal Lake is actually the heart of Srinagar and many people sell their goods, produced by themselves or their wives here in floating markets .They sell everything from flowers,leather goods,precious stone jewelry,vegetables and everything you can ever think of in those floating markets.Once I was going back to my hose boat which I got caught by one of those persistent Kashmir sellers and he could sell me three beautiful bags in no time! Dal Lake In front of Dal Lake in front of Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India  Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India  Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India Feeling relaxed in Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India in front of Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India Floating Market in Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,India Floating Market in Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir,Ind...

I was brought to a place in the" Dal lake " where there was some house boats full of Artifacts! I was all shocked! I love wooden handcrafts and Kashmir people are just masters in this case in my eyes!  I also saw a man doing Papier Mâché .Kashmir people really are masters of this art as well!  They produce the nicest Kashmir shawls and precious stone jewelry as well! They have loads of beautiful gardens, too! In one word,Kashmir was a land of beauty and art for me! And this beautiful wooden ship! loads of beautiful paper mache artifacts! Gosh,I loved this Kashmiri dress! How do I look in this Kashmiri dress? I finally bought this Kashmiri Shawl! How happy I was in this amazing Kashmiri dress! Yes,I know how to weave a carpet! Do you like this carpet? Beautiful Kashmir Shawls

Dal Lake,Srinagar,Kashmir:  When I opened the door of the house boat next morning I just got shocked by seeing all the boat vendors in Dal Lake !  These boats are called "Shikara" and riding them is one of the most relaxing activities you can do in Dal Lake,Srinagar. The first Shikara rider I saw, just the day I had arrived ,was a man who was selling flowers and flower's seeds! He had a big album full of the Kashmir's flower photos and among all " black and blue roses" caught my eyes!  My dad was a florist for years and naturally I'm so attracted to all kinda flowers as I've been brought up with always having lots of flowers around me and smell of flowers in our house! when my dad was coming home at night he was always offering some flowers to each one of us ,specially to my mom and he used to get a kiss instead! Seeing this man just reminded me of my late dad who finally died of brain tumor in his 56 !  I asked his name and I got shocked b...