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KASHMIR : A SNOW PARADISE DAY 2 SRINAGAR

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 I  had a hard time waking up the next morning as it was a freezing -2.I finally got up and stretched my arms out and remembered that I was in India's most beautiful state,Kashmir.I ran for the window expecting snowfall.I yanked the curtains open but my smile turned into a frown.I was thwarted by the dry cold weather and was eminently disappointed and hoped there would be snowfall in the other places we were going to visit.I got ready and was racing downstairs for breakfast. They had a huge buffet but I ate Chocos, naan and some Paneer Butter Masala. I also tried an extremely scrumptious Kashmiri dessert called Phirni.I took a walk outside to get used to the cold till our driver came. We were going to a temple called Shankaracharya Temple with a view point.I had to climb 500 steps to reach the top and the chilness in the air sucked the energy out of me and wouldn't let me breath.I was about to collapse when I reached the top but the view saved me.It was indubitably tranquil a...

KASHMIR:A SNOW PARADISE DAY 1-SRINAGAR

  KASHMIR:A SNOW PARADISE DAY 1-SRINAGAR Today was the day I was going to go to Kashmir.I was so thrilled and exuberant about going because this was the first time I was going to see snow.I couldn’t sleep the previous night but my mother put me to sleep and told me she would wake me up at 3 but she woke me up an hour early.I was muddled and wasn’t understanding.She said that our flight was supposed to be at 5 AM but it got cancelled and we had to book a replacement. I was hysterically  panicking and was in cold sweat.My parents were doing the best they could to get the replacements but it was hard work and we could not book it.I was hurrying up and down the hall and was staring constantly at the time.In the end luckily our replacement got booked for  6 o'clock.We were in a haste but our taxi got booked early and the driver drove very fast.We finished the process quickly and were running to the door as our final boarding call was being announced.We ran in just when they we...