The Citv of the Sun. 



well known to many Indian officers. I procured practically 

 all my stores and other articles from him. Many travellers 

 bring things with them from India ; this is a great mistake, 

 since all one requires can be obtained locally, the selection of 

 shops in Srinagar being extensive, and from them everything 

 requisite for an expedition can be purchased. 



Srinagar has been styled the City of the Sun, which did not 

 strike me as being a particularly appropriate title, for though the 



A WATERWAY IN SRINACAR. 



main waterway is picturesque and reminds one of Venice, an 

 excursion into the many side streets and alleys quickl}^ dispels 

 the idea, the surrovmdings and general aspect of dirt and squalor 

 being of a marked order. The river is spanned by several bridges 

 of native construction, and from a gondola one can step into shops 

 or residences in much the same way as in Venice. 



The day of arrival I dined with the Assistant Resident, who, 

 acting on instructions received from Colonel Sir Francis Young- 



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