Nagin Lake, scrinagar, 08-05-1994. Life on a house boat on Dal Lake - or in our case on Nagin Lake - is definitely relaxing with only "minor" disturbance of the occasional seller of typical tourist junk who sort of accidently wanders into your house boat`s living room. These sellers are absolutely desperate to sell at least something now with hardly any tourists around because of the war. Our house boat is absolutely A-class delux with our own personal man servant and three meals a day - we are talking wholesome and tasty food - twice a day tea and bisquits and a hot water bottle discretely place the sheets of your bed before you retire to sleep and the free use of the boat`s Shikara etc etc. All of that for the absurt price of a 100 Rp. a day!!! Before the war one paid for all this 38 american bucks a double or 28 a single, talking about desperate people. Of course the chocolat wallah is irresistable with his assortment of sweets, cookies and chocolates with their walnut, honey or whatever exotic concoction you might like.