The Golconda Fort is a must visit
A fine blend of old and new
Don't miss the Hyderabadi Biryani!
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Shwetal Rai who lives in Hyderabad says her city is where you can experience real Indian summer. So what's keeping you from visiting it?
Set foot in Hyderabad and you'll be amazed at its many different faces. If you step out of its swanky international airport -- adjudged one of the 5 best in the world -- you'll drive past a city high on development -- skyscrapers with glass skins and metal spines, India's longest flyover spanning a whopping 11.6 km and numerous shopping malls. If on the other hand you prefer to chug your way into the city, the bustling Secundrabad railway station welcomes you. Navigating through the wide roads made narrow by the street-side shops and uncouth traffic, you'll see a city that is torn between maintaining the old world charm and adapting the new age demeanour.
The sun loves to shine down upon Hyderabad. In the summer months from March-June, it beats down relentlessly as temperatures reach a high of 43 degrees Celsius in May. So, if you are headed for a vacation, brace yourself for hot days with both scheduled and unscheduled power cuts. The evenings however, are very pleasant and make way for a maze of entertainment. Here's a list of to-do's and places that you simply cannot miss:
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Image: The Charminar built in 1591 is the most famous monument of Hyderabad.
Photographs: Savita Kirloskar/Reuters
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Hyderabad is a city with a rich history that is evident in its many monuments, mosques, temples and varied heritage in arts and crafts. At the famed Charminar, one can see a confluence of this culture.
The calls of street hawkers, the myriad lanes, pearl dealers, glittering bangles in many colours and hues, the azaan and the clang of temple bells- overlooking all of this, the Charminar standing tall with its four elegant minarets. Not too far is the Salar Jung Museum -- a delight to children and adults alike.
The museum is amongst the oldest in Hyderabad and the third largest in India. It houses the largest one-man collections of antiques in the world, belonging to different civilisations dating back to the first century.
A visual delight is the musical clock from England, a virtual mechanical marvel. Every hour, a timekeeper emerges from the upper deck of the clock to strike a gong as many times as it is the hour of the day.
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