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Hyderabad and trains

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February 2nd 2016
Today was a local holiday in the City and we could not visit some of the sites. Instead our guide took us to interesting less visited places which turned out well. Our first visit was to the Golaconda fort. This looks a little bit like an old fashioned castle withe crenellated walls. At the entrance there is a clapping gallery. It is designed to produce a loud echo sound like gunshot so that a mes ... read more

Asia » India

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more