Hotel Premier Jammu

... a visit to the second and third oldest mosques in Kashmir. The second, Shahihamdn, was really old, made from wood with beautiful colourful paintwork. The third, Jamamasjed, is the biggest mosque in Kashmir. We also saw the oldest one from afar, Makdoom Saah. Apparently, you can visit it, but it is not listed as a tourist attraction. A climb up 260 big stone steps led us to the highest place in Srinagar that one can get to easily by car, the Shankar Sharya Temple, known ...

... e sedí jen dva cestující a na sedačce za nimi jen tři, ale tam kde sedíme my se mačkáme. Sedíme tam, kde by se u nás dávaly zavazadla - které se tady vyhodí opět na střechu vozu. V zavazadlovém prostoru jsou umístěné dvě lavičky proti sobě, takze ani nesedíme po směru jízdy a mačkáme se tam čtyři. Cesta byla nepohodlná a dlouhá a větsinu času promarním s čelem přilepeným na zadním spinavém skle ...

... in urdu (ossia praticamente in arabo): che non era una gran differenza per me. Quello che avevo preso, era il passaggio per accedere alla moschea principale del quartiere, una delle principali di New Delhi, di cui ora non ricordo il nome (e tanto non ve ne ricordereste manco voi, dopo averlo letto). Quello che mi ha stupito, č che ai miei occhi profani mi pareva di avvicinarmi ad un templio indů. Ad esempio, anche qui decine di negozietti vendevano fiori per le offerte e ...

... the mount*ins tow*rds Sri****r. Time to think *bout the p*r*dise we´ve stepped into, snow topped mount*ins, green v*lleys, green river, e*gles so*ring up *he*d.....*nd soldiers *bsolutely everywhere. K*shmir is prone to violence since problems following the Indi*/P*kist*n p*rtition, when K*shmir´s M*h*r*j* refused to sign to either, *nyw*y, in the end 2 thirds of it c*me under Indi* *nd the rem*ining third held by P*kist*n h*s c*used problems since. The UN cre*ted ...

... the guy shaves you, moisturises you, and then gives you a face massage. Feeling 18 again! When I returned to the houseboat. A guy came round and brought two briefcases of jewellery and ancient artifacts. I ended up buying a 150 year old heavy silver bangle, which his grandfather bought from some mountain people about 50 years ago, so he says. Wasn't cheap but I really liked it and I knew it was old and very unusual, so I thought why not.

... one-to-many "super strong" beers. All the beers had the words "super strong" on the label...didn't taste super strong though. As I was walking back to my room I met yet another American, but this guy actually lives in Gulmarg all season as part of an avalanche training team. Brian is from Colorado and is helping to train the local snow patrol on how to prevent avalanches. The gondola at Gulmarg was built in two stages. Stage 1 is open 90 ...

... shrine *s *n elder t*ught *n *dolescent how to p*y respect by gr*bbing his he*d *nd thrusting it down: "before re*ding it, you must w*sh your h*nds *nd be cle*n, in *nd out." Ghul*m H*ss*m, * lecturer *t the shrine told me th*t the Sufi s*int buried here w*s revered *mongst K*shmiris *s the most import*nt in the V*le. With M*jeed from F*nt*si* Housebo*ts, I visited * humble shrine c*lled Zi*r*ti-h*zr*ti Youz*-Asouph Syed N*sir-u-din, *s the ...

KASHMIR 31 M*y - 25 June The journey from Delhi to Sri****r w*s * nightm*re. I thought I w*s going to die! It w*s d*y 2 of delhi belly, *nd h*d left me with *n *ching body, cr*mping stom*ch, *nd * wretched migr*ine-sc*le he*d*che. Re*lly won't go into det*ils but it's not been ple*s*nt *nd *ll the toilets here *re squ*t toilets so it's not e*sy! But Sri****r is ...

... beat mere numbers! We checked into a non-descript lodge (nothing to email home about!), looked for a decent restaurant and, post a breakfast and a lunch, prepared to repay our sleep debt that had accrued on account of the overnight train journey. We finally began the climb just after five in the evening. There was a constant trickle of pilgrims downhill and staggering back to Katra town - tired, bleary-eyed; and another, more vigorous and enthusiastic one raring to reach the top ...

September 07, 2005 Odo Reading - 11,010 Kms Distance clocked - 644 Kms Gurgaon - Delhi - Ambala - Ludhiana - Pathankot - Jammu As you jockey your way through the cars And sit at the light, as it changes to green With your faith in your machine off you scream into the night And you're in love with all the wonder it brings And every muscle in your body sings as the highway ignites.. The D-Day had arrived! Loading all the stuff on to the ...