Hyderabad 2014

Hyderabad 31 Oct 2014 to 5 Nov 2014 ( 5 nights 4 days )

Places visited :

Golconda Fort - nice place. Be prepared to climb lots of steps. Guides flock you, but go for a guide only if you feel like, else you are free to explore the place yourself. There are sign boards everywhere. Half a day worth.

Birla Temple - clean and breathtaking. Again be prepared to climb steps. No cameras allowed. Half an hour - one hour worth.

Salarjung museum - Very big, lovely, too many things to see, well kept. Lot of walking involved. Many people find the chiming of the clock is the major attraction, it is advised to be there at 12 o'clock to listen and view the clock tick tocking human-figures. We found them to be too small.Cloak room very far. You can pay and carry your camera.One day worth. 

Ramoji Film city - Too entertaining. Start your day early in the morning. Once you are there, go with the flow. Well organised tours and shows.One day worth. Value for money.

Sri Shailyam - Start your day very early in the morning. From Hyderabad it takes about 4 hours to reach. Lovely greenery along the way.It is one of the 12 jyotirlingam. Nice temple.Be prepared to stand in long queues. No near by eateries. Cloak room far.One day worth.

Lumbini Park - Lovely place. They take you by boat to the Buddha statue. Nice and clean Hussain Sagar lake. Go there aroung 4-5 in the evening when it is very pleasant. There is night laser show which is very fascinating. We missed it though. 2-4 hours worth.

Charminar - Nice architecture. There is a famous Chudi Bazaar near it. Very charming area, but very crowded. 1 hour worth.

Snow world - One hall. Contains snow, dancing area, basket ball area, big slide and 5 min snowfall experience. They provide you with hooded jacket, gloves and gumboots. There is some thriller place as well, which we did not visit. Must have a group to be able to have fun.2 hours worth.

7 tombs - Nice architecture.Pay and take camera. On the way kind of place.

Travel:

1. Booked Hyderabad JetConnect + Radisson stay + Indigo (return) via makemytrip.
    Radisson stay not very impressive. It is a bit far from tourist attractions. Have an             
    experience of staying in Ramoji Film city too.
2. Booked cab service through Green Cab, which was a fairly good experience.

Food :

Paradise biryani take away.
Chutneys.
Food is good, you get variety of biryanis.

Problems faced: 

1. Being Friday most of the locations were closed like Salarjung museus, Chowmahalla             palace etc. Moharram all things closed.
2. Cloak rooms are far away, and you are not allowed to carry sacks or cameras inside most     of the places.