Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . Srinagar, view from lower spur of Srinagar. Maharajahs Palace on left. Three Weeks in a Houseboat. 21 The native houses on the river banks rise sheerfrom the river, but the first floor is some heightabove the usual water level, as every year with themelting snows the river rises very considerably,and not infrequently carries away the bridgesacross it : these bridges having huge square piers ofstone and timber. Access to the river is obtainedthrough the narrow streets which at intervalsdebouch on the river, ending in flights of steps dow
Cashmere, three weeks in a houseboat . Srinagar, view from lower spur of Srinagar. Maharajahs Palace on left. Three Weeks in a Houseboat. 21 The native houses on the river banks rise sheerfrom the river, but the first floor is some heightabove the usual water level, as every year with themelting snows the river rises very considerably,and not infrequently carries away the bridgesacross it : these bridges having huge square piers ofstone and timber. Access to the river is obtainedthrough the narrow streets which at intervalsdebouch on the river, ending in flights of steps downto the water. The houses, which are almost entirely made ofwood, above flood level, are usually of three storiesand very picturesque, the windows often latticedas in Egypt, with the roof of shingles usually coveredwith grass and flowers growing on it. The streets, which for an Asiatic town are remark-ably clean, are lined with picturesque if not attractiveshops on either side. The older mosques have asmall pointed sort of steeple, while the newer oneshave beautiful domes which glitter
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