Kashmir : valley of the sheperds










    police officer cleaning his shoes

    Kashmir is so cold the folks smoke shisha even in daytime

    Kashmiri school girls






    at time of my visit , the apple flowers are starting to bloom.
    Apple season is in September - October




    first time being in an apple farm.
    used to see photos of my dad in an apple farm when he used to
    in Nebraska , USA

    fresh spring water supplying the apple farm



   Apple Valley in Pahalgam , Kashmir

   Kashmir
   13 April - 22 April 2014
   Day 3 : Pahalgam