Gulmarg

	About 52 km southwest of Srinagar, the Pine fringed meadow at  Gulmarg  (elevation 
	2730 m) - literally 'meadow of  flowers' - is a  busy ski resort in  winter and is 
	popular walking resort in summer. The Alpine landscape is a marked contrast to the
	flat, popular - lined fields that cover the  bottom  of  the  Kashmir  Valley, but
	don't expect a quite retreat, Gulmarg is packed with domestic tourists year  round 
	and most of the meadow is given over to a golf course  that doubles as  a training
	slope during the ski season.
	The meadow at Gulmarg is ringed by a long  road  that connects the  bus stand, the 
	Gandola cable car and the golf course. All the cheap hotels are  lined up  between 
	the bus stand and the Gandola.

	Some of the tourist places around
	1. Gandola Cable car
	2. St. Mary's Church
	3. Rani Temple
	4. Babu Reshi Shrine


	How to reach here

	Srinagar is the major city and is well connected to other parts of India though Air
	, rail and road services.

	By Air

	Indian Airlines, Jet airways, Air Deccan,  Spicejet Flies from  Delhi  to  Srinagar 
	directly or via Jammu. 
	

	By Train

	Last station is Jammu and can be reached by Jammu Tawi (time 14 hrs), Jaipur Express
	(10 1/2 hr), Jammu Tawi Indore Malwa Express (10 1/2 hr), Jhelum Express (12 1/4 hrs
	, Shalimar  Express  (13 1/4 hrs), Rajdhani Express (12 1/4 hrs) or Shalimar Express 
	(13 1/4 hrs).
 
	From Jammu one can take Bus or taxi to reach Srinager and other places around 
	Srinagar.
	
	By Road

	Jammu and Srinagar is connected through  narrow  mountain road often full of lorries
	and military convoys takes 12 hrs  few  stops  for food. Some  long  distance  state 
	Roadways buses from  Delhi, Chandigarh and  Amritsar  to Jammu continues to Srinagar.