Today we were going to start one of our long days. We had to adjust our plan for Charminar and Chowmahalla as it was Friday on 31st Oct and its a holiday in Hyderabad for these places and hence we had to plan a visit on 1st Nov as we were to leave for Pune on 2nd Nov once we check out. So after breakfast we were off to Golconda Fort.
Golconda Fort
The travel from hotel to Golconda was 12kms and it would take us about 30 to 45 mins. The road leads from old city and hence we had to plan accordingly. What was surprising is that the outer gates of Golconda Fort is now a traffic controlled signal as the city has grown, you can say it has reached to the gates of Golconda.
We reached the base of Golconda at around 11.45am and post parking we moved towards the fort exploration. The cost for entry is INR 25 for Indian Citizens and the kids travel for free. We did not opt for any guides to tell us about the fort as it has all the necessary markings of the significance of any place on the fort.
Images above are the encravings of Kancherla Gopanna, widely known as Bhakta Ramadas who was imprisoned in the dungeons of the Golconda Fort for 12 years during the 17th century.
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Visit to Chowmahalla Palace
We left the Golconda Fort at 1.30pm IST and reached the Chowmahalla Palace by 3pm IST. The road leading to Chowmahalla and Charminar are very narrow and you have to patiently also bare the people who do not follow the traffic rules.
We left the Golconda Fort at 1.30pm IST and reached the Chowmahalla Palace by 3pm IST. The road leading to Chowmahalla and Charminar are very narrow and you have to patiently also bare the people who do not follow the traffic rules.
There is a old saying, when in Rome do like the Romans, so when in Hyderabad, do like the Hyderabadi's, hence clicked pics in the areas traditional Nizami attire.
With that it was a wrap for the Hyderbad's Chowmalla Palace. We had been in Hyderabad for 3 days and had yet to visit Charminar. The area surrounding Charminar was very crowded and parking was a challenge, hence we decided to head to hotel and come back again via rickshaw. We also had to visit the Birla temple at Lubini park which was pending hence the last plan in Hyderabad was to visit temple and move to Charminar and have dinner and shopping together.
Birla temple and Charminar
After the Birla temple visit we left for the Charminar at 7.30pm IST. We knew that it would take us around an hour or so to reach Charminar hence we booked a rick and travelled there.
Charminar
We had planned to have some tea and snacks at the nearby Nimrah cafe, then do some shopping and have our last dinner in Hyderabad near Charminar.
That is all folks for this time, hope you would enjoy reading this Hyderabad experience.
Stay - Hotel The Plaza - Begumpet
Travel Vehicle - Tata Curvv
Time Dates - 28th Oct to 2nd Nov
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