Life in Srinagar is very different:
1. The power is out usually 3-5 hours a day.
2. If the tv is working properly we get 3 channels in English.
3. We have to take bucket showers and remember to turn on the water heater at least 20 minutes beforehand.
4. There are a lot of cows just hanging out in the market and walking in the streets.
5. Stuff is cheap! A somosa from a street vendor costs 7 rupees ($0.13). We can feed both of us for lunch for under $2. We have the Super Deluxe room at the hotel for $37/night (and that's expensive!).
6. People stare at us all the time. There are no other white people in this town.
7. People find it both funny and nice that we can speak some Hindi.
8. The roads in and out of town are crazy! They are very narrow, curvy, and bumpy (we are in the mountains). We hired a car to take us to a town called Pauri which was 30 km away-it took almost an hour. My sides were a little sore when we got back from trying to remain upright and not get flung side to side in the car.
9. Indians honk their horns ALL the time because the streets are so crowded. Our hotel is on the main road through town so we hear a lot of honking. At night it's quiet though because there aren't many people walking around or driving.
These are the sights from the balcony of our hotel.
1. The power is out usually 3-5 hours a day.
2. If the tv is working properly we get 3 channels in English.
3. We have to take bucket showers and remember to turn on the water heater at least 20 minutes beforehand.
4. There are a lot of cows just hanging out in the market and walking in the streets.
5. Stuff is cheap! A somosa from a street vendor costs 7 rupees ($0.13). We can feed both of us for lunch for under $2. We have the Super Deluxe room at the hotel for $37/night (and that's expensive!).
6. People stare at us all the time. There are no other white people in this town.
7. People find it both funny and nice that we can speak some Hindi.
8. The roads in and out of town are crazy! They are very narrow, curvy, and bumpy (we are in the mountains). We hired a car to take us to a town called Pauri which was 30 km away-it took almost an hour. My sides were a little sore when we got back from trying to remain upright and not get flung side to side in the car.
9. Indians honk their horns ALL the time because the streets are so crowded. Our hotel is on the main road through town so we hear a lot of honking. At night it's quiet though because there aren't many people walking around or driving.
These are the sights from the balcony of our hotel.
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