Hyderabad

Tuesday 05/02/2013 and Wednesday 06/02/2013 - HYDERABAD.

- Visit to the Golconda Fort,
- Visit of the Suddha Car Museum,
- Visit of the Salang Jung Museum,
- Visit of the Nizam's Museum,
- Visit of the Charminar Mosque,
- Visit of the Birla Mandir Temple,
- Visit of the NTR gardens,
- Visit of Hi-Tec City.

Golconda Fort.

The entrance gate of the fort.

Klapping in the middle of this room is clearly heared more than 100m around,

thanks to the particular design of the ceiling.

Ceiling.

Inside of the fort.

On the top of the fort mountain, there is now a small Hindu temple.

With colorful rock paintings

Where I disturbed the ceremony.

Suddha Cars Museum.
Something on the more quirky side...
Sudha Cars Museum is the first and only wacky car museum in the world.  It is the brainchild of Mr Sudhacar, Guiness record holder for making the largest tricycle in the world.

The largest tricycle of the world, a Guiness record.

12.7m tall, while the wheels have a diameter of 5.2m.

As usual, "foreigners" pay much more than indians,

but each time there is a bonus associated.

In this case, the entrance ticket is much much bigger.

What a big motorcycle!

Helmet car.

VW minibus.

Dining table car.

 Condom motorbike.

Stiletto shoe car.

Salar Jung Museum.

Showing a varied collection, dating back to the 1st century, put together by  the grand vizier of the seventh nizam, Osman Ali Khan (r 1910-1949).

The famous Salar Jung museum.

Unfortunately I have no pictures,
but this was a very nice museum.

Nizam's Museum.

Difficult to find this museum, and only few people-in-the-street speak english.
Finally found a first road sign!

The visibly poor museum, located in a poor area of town.

72m long wardrobe room, with shranks on both sides and on two levels,

all together 288 linear meters of space for clothes and shoes.

It is said that the nizam has never worn the same garment twice.

Charminar.

Hydrabads principal landmark, built in 1591 to commemorate the founding of Hyderabad.

The building is 56m high and 30m wide, the second floor contains the oldest mosque of the town.

 The Charminar observed from the 1st floor of the coffee house in front,
while drinking Indian tea with a nice Belgian Chocolate cake.

Along the streets.

Use polite language!

Spitting is allowed, but only into this dedicated "Spittoon"-basket.

Visit of the Birla Mandir Temple (Wednesday 6/2).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birla_Mandir,_Hyderabad 

Visit of the NTR gardens.

Entrance to the public garden.

One of the "Theme Park" attractions.

 Detail of the tree.

Funny floor tiles.

 A nice statue.

Amrutha Castle.

 Amrutha Castle, four star hotel.

  With a Schloss Neuschwanstein look, isn't it?

 Hi-Tec City.

 

Mc Donalds

 Mc Donalds.

 Bakery.

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