15 Things You Should Know About Kashmiri Houseboats.

Have you ever wondered how lying peacefully in the lap of Heaven would feel? Sit back calmly and start your journey of the elegant houseboats through my eyes.

1) Location of houseboats : - Houseboats are found on the beautiful Dal Lake of Kashmir Valley. The colourful sky, the soothing air, the charming water, the crystal clear reflections, all companions of houseboats, become your companions.

2) Houseboats are heavenly homes :- Houseboats are delicately designed to give you a comfortable home-like feel. They are a journey within their roofs for you could witness glimpses of heaven only by peeking out through their windows.

3) Medicines for your aches :- Your pains blow away like dust from the book you pick up to read. You, a traveller, find your home here, in this shelter.

4) Pre-houseboat feels :- Before stepping in a houseboat, your eyes paint pictures of beauty with ink of colours reflected by the water.

5) Houseboat feels :- As you step into a houseboat, the amiable atmosphere there seems to give you a tight welcoming hug. Your worries seem to take rest too when you place your belongings there. Closing your eyes and breathing into the pure air is like inhaling bliss.

6) Yummy morning breakfast served well :- Kashmir is know for its breakfast. Noon Chai, Tshot, or even Kehwa, Kulche, Makai Tschot, Lavassa, Harisa, & list can go on & on. All of these will bring a beautiful start for your day.

7) Delicious Wazwaan & delicious views :- As your stomach signals of hunger, you can have the delicious varieties of the food - called Wazwan. Wazwan is such a meal that you might get tired, but it'd ceaselessly keep coming with more & more varieties. Kebab, Goshtab, Yakhni, Tabakmaaz and the list goes on & on - all of these are mouth-watering, yum! And, while you feed your stomach with Wazwan, your eyes feed themselves with scenic beauty & your face seems to dance with the breeze moving joyfully.

8) How would you feel in a houseboat :- Sitting in a houseboat seems like sitting in the heart of beauty, really. You could let your eyes wander off as much as you can to find only beauty & peace. Lyrics of peaceful songs find way in your ears & you"ll feel your best self.

9) Lessons to be learned :- Catching glimpses of people while sitting in a boat could be so enlightening. Their happy faces make you feel blessed to be a in a place of happiness.

10) Wanderer spirits are raised :- Shikaras moving here and there fill you with the spirit of wandering more & more.

11) Know more about Kashmiri culture :- People capturing pictures in Kashmiri traditional dress teaches you what beauty Kashmiri culture holds.

12) Witness memories being created :- You witness memories being created. You feel the joy of creating memories.

13) A sunset worth admiring :- The sunset is a must must see there. The blend of colours, the chirping of birds roaming in the sky, the halt to the business is another face of peace.

14) Blissful peace at the end of the day :- After roaming for the whole day, how satisfied the Shikara men return to their houseboats is another lesson. And, honestly, these things matter. Small things yet full of bliss.

15)Gathering lifelong experiences :- You experience so much in a single shelter - where else could you do all this? No wonder, Kashmir is called Paradise on Earth. And, sleeping & dreaming in such a heavenly shelter - I keep it for you to imagine, I keep it for you to experience.