{"id":2321,"date":"2017-10-24T10:13:07","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T10:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2017-10-24T10:13:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T10:13:07","slug":"dal-lake-srinagar-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/?p=2321","title":{"rendered":"Dal Lake, Srinagar, India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Described as the Jewel in the crown of Kashmir, Dal Lake in Srinagar provides a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of the main town.\u00a0 We stay on one of the many house boats, reached by water taxi.<\/p>\n<p>Every morning there is a farmers market were the locals meet and trade goods, we rise early and our house taxi takes us through the still dark channels, our &#8220;driver&#8221; either knows the way or is using the force as is blacker than the hobs of hell.\u00a0 We arrive as dawn breaks, something tells me he has done this before!<\/p>\n<p>We are offered spices and seeds, but decline politely and are pretty much left alone by all but the most persistent of vendors.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0058.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2322\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2322\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0058.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0058\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0061.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2323\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2323\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0061.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0061\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0065.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2324\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2324\" 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href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0144.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2336\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2336\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0144.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0144\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is what happens when you don&#8217;t clear the snow off your houseboat in the depths of winter, it simply sinks under the sheer weight of several feet of the white stuff. <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0155.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2337\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2337\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0155.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0155\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Taxi!! <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0156.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2338\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2338\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0156.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0156\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0167.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2339\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2339\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0167.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0167\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0168.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2340\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2340\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0168.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0168\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Most daily needed goods can be bought from passing shops, ice cream and more importantly, Beer! <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0171.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2341\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2341\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0171.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0171\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0172.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2342\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2342\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0172.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0172\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0175.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2343\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2343\" src=\"https:\/\/itsonlyahill.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/IMG_0175.jpg\" 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