Woken up this morning at 5am by the call for prayer. It's Ramadan ... didn't they realise that there were some jet legged girls trying to get some sleep here! Hyderabad's population is 70% Muslim and 30% Hindu, we were told at breakfast by on of the waiters, while eating our ring sting breakfasts - curry, chapati, dosas and dhal ... and we were hoping to lose weight here! Ventured into the city with a tuk-tuk and were again overcharged ... that was before we learned some very hard haggling skills, to the point where by the end of the day no one would take us on a tuk-tuk any more. Streets are overcrowded with people, fruit vendors, children, beggars, motorbikes, cars, tuk-tuks, vans, bicycles and buses. Sidewalks are used for men peeing against the wall,
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