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I had planned the trip to hyderabad one month prior. Then when the day came all my friends abandoned me. The friends in hybd went else where and no one from here was willing to come as all said its too hot in hybd. I had never thought about the heat and had no idea how hot it really was. People from chennai told that its hotter than chennai – it began to look like a bad decision. But i had decided to go anyway. I had to visit Golgonda Fort, charminar, Birla Temple, Planetorium, Imax and numerous other places if possible.

When the train reached secunderabad much of the people exited the train. There goes the first step wrong..i should have actually planned my stop at secunderabad. Anyways it gave me ample time to think and relax as i was totally consumed by a very talkative Telungu guy who was talking on and on about his multiple jobs. The lady opposite told me telungu ppl wee very talkative and they wont stop once started. She was feeling pity for me. Anyways the train had stopped in secunderabad and it was moving slowly to hybd. I saw the budha statue, the hussain sagar lake, the tank bund and the posh area of the city from the train.

After exiting the train i found a good AC room for rs 800 per day. it was a high posh hotel and the food and the stay was excellent. They arranged got the trip to golgonda, flalaknuma, 7 tombs and to the Ramooji film city. I cant really explain these places to any one…as these are places you should see for yourselves.

Golgonda fort: Acres spread across the hilltops of the outskirts of the city is this huge city inside a fort. It is currently in ruins, but an exceelent spot to be nostalgic about history. You can walk the mountain paths to the top mahal. If you dont take a guide with you then you can roam around freely and thats what i did. I walked around all over the place and found the corner guns called the ‘peeranky’ . These shot hot iron balls into the invaders. There were located at the corner vantage points as the hill overlooked the city beneath. There was also one temple atop the hill. On top of the highest mahal you can just see the beauty of the twin cities to the max. Small soap boxes of houses and other structures lined up towards the horizon.

It was hot, but thanks to mineral water bottles i was not dehydrated or anything. Lot of tourists and people were coming to see the place. Lot of guides were entertaining those people..i walked on every path i saw..some led to small caves when some led to cliffs. It was total nostalgia..i wished i had some one with me. A romantic mood leapt up, but i didnt want to miss the fun that was there even when i am alone. For all those couple out there, this is a place where you can sit around in the shadows or get lost for good. I saw a lot of couples in the shadows, but hey life is good right!

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