. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. local colourof the place took possession of our minds, and dispelled the first fleetingim2:»ression of vague disappointment. Every stroke of the oar on theriver or in the canals revealed fresh details of native life, wonderfulgroups and charming scenes of Oriental manners and castoms. By far the most fascinating point in the surroundings of Srinagar isthe Dal lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying at the feet of the encircling Kashmir. 41 hills which form the spur
. Karakoram and western Himalaya 1909, an account of the expedition of H. R. H. Prince Luigi Amadeo of Savoy, duke of the Abruzzi. local colourof the place took possession of our minds, and dispelled the first fleetingim2:»ression of vague disappointment. Every stroke of the oar on theriver or in the canals revealed fresh details of native life, wonderfulgroups and charming scenes of Oriental manners and castoms. By far the most fascinating point in the surroundings of Srinagar isthe Dal lake, a beautiful sheet of water lying at the feet of the encircling Kashmir. 41 hills which form the spur terminating in Takt-i-Suliman. This lake isjoined to the Jhelum by an artificial canal, which is provided with locksingeniously constructed so as to prevent automatically the river inunda-tions from flowing back into the lake. Upon the shores of the Dal liethe pleasant old Mogol gardens, all blossoming with lilacs and roses,and full of the buds of iris, lilies and narcissus. Under the lofty chenartrees groups of natives stroll in the shade or sit in groups with theirchildren, who seem as serious and solemn as their CANAL AT SKINAOAR. An afternoon on the Dal lake leaves the memory of one of thefairest scenes of nature which we have l)een piivileged to behold. Theshikara boat flies swiftly before the strokes of a dozen oarsmen, whouse short paddles with a wide flat blade shaped like a heart. Theychant as they low, following the rhythm with the stroke of theii oars ;and now and again the head boatman, who gives the time, changesthe measure abruptly from quick to slow or from slow to quick, so as torest the rowers by a change of motion. The strange vegetation of thelake bottom shows like a miniature forest gently swaying in the currentsof the limpid, bluish-green water. It seems like navigating in a canal,because, with the exception of. the ways channeled out by the current. 42 Chapter III. the whole surface of the lake is clothed with a uniform mantle ofvegetation, throu
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