Isherbari

Spent the last 4 days in Srinagar, Kashmir! What a beautiful place with amazing people, but i really had to earn getting here. It took about 36 hours in total to get here from my last stop. After lot of bus rides, eating at road-side restaurants, listening to podcasts and semi sleeping and I arrived here.

But it was totally worth it. This city has such a unique landscape and the people are so welcoming, honest an curious! It feels very different than the rest of India, because it technically is. Kashmir has been in the middle of an international conflict between Pakistan and India for years now! With both countries owning parts of the region. It is still to this day a highly militarised zone. But local life is very peaceful here and all the local long for is just to live in peace.

I rented a scooter and explored the whole city and its surroundings. I visited several Mosques, Forts, Gardens and enjoyed the vibrant street life. My favourite part was the floating village, which is a settlement built on the lake itself. There are a lot of floating gardens and people paddling around on boats. Just a very peaceful and beautiful little spot that i visited every day while I was here.Read more