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Prince of Kashmir

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When I arrived in Srinagar and welcomed by Mr.Gholam Rasool ,he told me that we were heading to see Prince of Kashmir in some minutes! I was just shocked what was expecting me! And when I saw the small ferry with the name Prince of Kashmir,I just got so disappointed but didn't show anything in my face!  It was just after 40 minutes boat ride when I got to a house boat with the name" Prince of Kashmir" again and when I entered the house,I just got stunned by all the beauty inside that wooden boat! all the antiquity and Kashmir artworks was there! It was like I was living in a museum! I can't express my feelings for you that how much I enjoyed in that beautiful house boat for one week! I was also treated like a princess there! Mohammad(Our chef) pampered me with his tasty Kashmiri food! gosh! I miss it so much!!!! we were carrying everywhere by him! what a patient  and kind guy! On the way to Prince of Kashmir house boats in Dal Lake Prince of K...

How Kashmiri merchants, can teach you to be a good seller???

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It was I guess the second day staying in the beautiful house boat in "Dal Lake" and I came out to enjoy amazing view of "Dal Lake" and breathe in the pleasant air of Srinagar which  suddenly I noticed some boats were rushing towards me!  Then one of them came to my houseboat and I smiled! That was it! in blink of an eye, I saw one of them inside the balcony of my houseboat bringing some white bundles! But what was it? When I was asking just this question from myself,suddenly I found him inside my houseboat,opening those bundles one by one in front of my eyes! for them one nice smile on a lady's face could mean a permission I guess! :) But with the gentle smile on his face what I could tell him?? I decided to stop being grumpy and just enjoy what that moment was bestowing me!   But " gosh....I loved those stuff! Those were my weak points  and he knew how to press it!  All those lovely Shawls and stones! All those colors! all those beautiful handcra...