Hyderabad

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Hyderabad

 Asia » India » Hydrabad By jelibeli101
June 23rd 2007
jzdI'm getting kind of lazy about writing the travel blog so I think the next few are going to be a series of pictures...

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Photos

Entrance to Charminar
Charminar is at the heart of Hyderabad and has a huge Muslim population. So everything is in English (for tourists), Arabic (for muslims), Hindi (for indians) and Telugu (for locals from Andhra Pradesh).
And of course... tickets for indians are 5 Rs and 150 for foreigners.

Second Level in Charminar
When you climb up the stairs, you get to a floor that is shaped like a donut.

The View
This is one of the old buildings surrounding Charminar. Notice all the street vendors. They are everywhere.

View #2
This is exactly what I expected India to look like.

Pretty Window (i think)
I cant really say I know what purpose this serves.

Fountain
There is a fountain in the center of Charminar.

Small Altar
Built in to one of the corners of Charminar.

Bangles!
There were bangle vendors literally EVERRRRYWHERE. Including all the little stores and carts, there are dozens if not hundreds of them. You can find absolutely anything colors and design and size.

more bangles
Full sets are sold. I think it's a bit much when a girls entire fore arm is covered.

Tea Ad
A lot of houses in India (even in the tiniest villages) have ads painted on the side walls facing the street or highway.

Entrance to Mosque Masjid
This little man guards the way.

Mosque Masjid
Vikash checking out the Mosque. It's the oldest mosque in Hyderabad and, fitting 10,000 people, one of the biggest in India.

View of the Hospital
Our driver told us this is a hospital. I still don't know if I believe him, but if it is, it seems pretty freaking spectacular.

Artist at the Park
I saw a man on the street with drawings laid out so I asked him "kitne hai" (how much? in hindi.... a new phrase I learned from Vikash) and bargain down to 30 Rs from 50. A group of men gathered around to watch. Surprise Surprise. Unfortunately, the drawing looked more like a 8 year old chubby girl than me.

Memorial
We passed by a memorial and went to explore.

Strange Fruit #2
Somebody please tell me what this is.