Kashmir, India

	Kashmir Valley, The beauty of the Vale of Kashmir, with  its snow-dusted mountains 
	looming in shades of Purple above serene lakes and  wild flower meadows, still has 
	the power to reduce grown Poets  to  tears,  nonetheless, the  reality of military 
	occupation pervades many aspects of daily life, with  army emplacements positioned 
	every few hundreds meters along the highways. Travellers not dissuaded by the ever
	- present threat of violence or the official warnings  to stay away  can expect to 
	encounter extremes of beauty and friendliness, not  to mention  hard salesmanship, 
	in an economy that's been starved of tourist income for over 20 years.

	Some of other tourist places around are		
	1. Srinagar		
		*	Hazratbal
		*	Jama Masjid		
		*	Shankaracharya hill
		*	Dal Lake
		*	Nishat Bagh
		*	Shalimar Bagh
		*	Chashma Shahi	
	2. Gulmarg
	3. Pahalgam	
	4. Amarnath	
	5. Sonamarg


	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.