The other day I went for a wild ride along the Boulevard of Dal Lake. I was riding on the back of a Hero Honda motorbike... the newest of the new here in Srinagar! Only 4 of its kind in Kashmir so far! First time on a motorbike... frankly I didn't really want to get on the darn thing but curiosity grabbed hold of me and on I jumped! There I was in my new kashmiri suit on the back of a motorbike, hanging on to two guys in front! It was wild! After five minutes of hanging on to my fear I let it go with the wind and sat back and enjoyed the ride... I could easily become a biker chick! It was dusk and we were headed towards the Mughal gardens. Usually I'm either crammed in a city bus or stuffed in an auto-riskshaw if I'm headed that way. this time though, I had full view of the lake and while the guys chatted it up I watched the sun set against the mountan sky and its mirror image in Dal Lake and the old fort on the hillside towering in the shadows. It was breathtaking... another moment lost to my camera but not to my memory.