Ashok: Greetings,
Mohan.
Mohan: How
are things?
Ashok: Fine!
I came today to talk with you about sight-seeing in a boat. I must go sight-seeing
in a boat.
Mohan: Well,
that is not difficult. In Srinagar we have Dal Lake and the Vitasta River
(Jehlum).
Ashok: Yes,
I know that.
Mohan: There
are shikaras and houseboats in Dal Lake. There are shikaras, barges, and
"a large boat" on the Jehlum River.
Ashok: What
is a bahats?
Mohan: A
bahats is a very big boat in whichfirewood, paddy, and other loads are
carried. Also, people live on it.
Ashok: What
is in Dal Lake?
Mohan: There
are beautiful shikaras on Dal Lake. You can take a boat from the Dal Gate
and then go to Nigin Lake and to the flower gardens. Two to four hours
are enough.
Ashok: How
much will it cost?
Mohan: Just
five or six rupees.
Ashok: Five
or six rupees is not very much.
Mohan: But
sight-seeing on a boat on Vitasta River is expensive.
Ashok: Why?
Mohan: It
is a long distance from Amira Kadal (bridge) to the Weir. However, you
will see the whole city. It will cost you just ten to twelve rupees.
Ashok: How
long will it take?
Mohan: Just
four or five hours.
Ashok: Where
else is sight-seeing by boat possible?
Mohan: You
(can) go from Srinagar to Wular Lake. It will take you three or four nights.
Ashok: Is
Wular Lake a big lake?
Mohan: Yes,
it is the second largest lake in Asia.
Ashok: How
big is Wular Lake?
Mohan: It
is spread over twelve and a half square miles.
Ashok: Well,
I must go sight-seeing by a boat in Kashmir.
Mohan: Yes,
of course.
Ashok: Thank
you. I must go now.
Mohan: All
right, goodbye.
Ashok: Goodbye.
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