SRINAGAR
❤️ You will like
Something that you would really miss when you return from Kashmir is their food. The food items to look out for when you visit this place are Rogan Josh, Kashmiri Pulao, Nadru Yakhni, Sewai, and many more. These are all spicy and richly flavoured dishes and one who likes spicy food, would definitely love it. The street food is available at attractive prices with combos, which lets you compile a hearty meal for you.
There are numerous beautiful houseboats, which has rightfully named Srinagar as the ‘Venice of the East’. These are well furnished boats which has all the amenities required for a family to live comfortably for a day. These boats carry all provisions, from food to beds and even entertainment zones. These are almost like mini yacht. The Dal Lake is a heaven for such boat rides. The shikaras or the house boats provide a beautiful ambiance and lets you have the picture perfect memories.
👉 Be Prepared for
Firstly, some of the areas of the city have mobile network issues. The best mobile network provider in those areas are BSNL and Airtel. However, on certain national holidays, the mobile network and internet services are blocked completely due to security reasons.
Certain areas of the city are heavily guarded and are patrolled 24/7 by the army personnel. So the visitors are required to acquire their passes to visit these particular areas prior to their trip, to avoid any inconvenience later.
Travelling in and out of the city becomes very difficult during the winter season due to the heavy snowfall and sub-zero temperature. Make sure that you have chosen your time for travel wisely.
👇 Descritpion of City
Srinagar is a picturesque town situated amidst the beautiful valleys of Kashmir. This place experiences a very comfortable weather throughout the year. This is the only reason why people from all over the world flock to this place. To be precise, there are only two seasons here, summer and winter. This places records a limited rainfall throughout the year, owing to the proximity to the hills and situated away from the seas and oceans. This rainfall makes the weather comfortable throughout. There are numerous beautiful houseboats, which has rightfully named it as the ‘Venice of the East’. You can also find the Mughal Gardens, Chashma Shahi, Pari Mahal, and many other splendid places here. Owing the Mughal Era, this place boasts some of the most enigmatic architectures at religious places like the Jamia Masjid, the Shankaracharya Temple, and the Kheer Bhawani Temple. These exquisite pieces of artwork are highly sought after. You just cannot finish counting the number of the beautiful places you could treat yourself to. Apart from sightseeing, this place features several fine dining restaurants and QSRs, which would make you go gaga over their cuisine. You even have entertainment zones and amusement parks, water parks, beautiful gardens, apple farms, and many other similar places to hang out. Srinagar is also famous for its market that will not let you return empty handed. The Lal Chowk, Residency Road, the Badshah Chowk, and Polo View are some of the most populated markets here. Some tourists avoid visiting this beautiful place, misjudging the place by the communal tensions, public riots and protests, missing out the beauties of nature. The best example would be the Dal Lake, which is the best location at Srinagar.