On our last morning in Srinagar we got up before dawn to take a shikara ride to see the floating market, a huge attraction in Srinagar. Needless to say, Nick was toasty warm in his new pheran while Jo had to borrow a blanket from our guest house to stay warm....
The market takes place every morning at sunrise and is where all fresh produce in the city is sold. All the local fruit and vegetable producers come to sell while all the hotels and fresh produce shops come to buy. The only thing fixed about this market is its location and start time. Apart from that all business happens while the shikaras float on a small area of Dal Lake. As you can imagine, it's quite a colorful scene with fresh cauliflower, onion, carrots, lotus root, and flowers for sale, to name just a few. In addition, the colorful characters buying and selling as well as all the tourists and their cameras make for an amazing (and photogenic) scene:
After the hub-bub of the market died down, we headed back to our guest house for a final breakfast before heading off on the next stage of our journey.
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