Travelling, to me once upon a time was a task. It bothered me as it takes time and energy thus I it avoided completely. Now, I must say that I'm in love with travelling. On travelling you meet new people, taste variety of food which your taste buds on the tongue get excited about, go for shopping and fill your kitty with different kinds of stuff which makes it special to experience, get to see the diversified culture which is so interesting to learn about.
Hyderabad, I feel it's a beautiful city with perfect blend of modernization and preservation of the cultural heritage. There was no much traffic, the city was glowing with all it's reserved cultures, strong essence of the city could be felt by the history which reflects it's flavor around the city. Could happen to visit Char Minaar, Golkonda Fort, Ramoji Film City, Nehru Zoo and was happy walking around the tiny, colorful and vibrant market which speaks about the accessories people love to be a part of them.
The Laad bazaar was beautiful walk around with tonnes of bangles made out of glass in majority. Just loved them bought a pair of them. Char Minaar is considered to be the face of the city. Mohammaed Qutub Shah prayed to eradicate the plague and promised to build a mosque at the place of his prayer and thus Chaar Minaar took it birth. The architecture is such a beauty. I wonder at the time of 15th century when such beautiful architecture could be made without any degree or any qualification then why not at present?
The amount of money people invest in buying a flat or a house with just plain four walls cost in crores. Art/architecture has also become history. People travel and are curious to visit to such places just to enjoy that moment of bliss by the sight of the building with amazing architecture which a has a story to tell and that amuse anyone. You could get to see a very nice view of the busy tiny bazaars of various kind from top of the Char Minar by the sight at which you feel happy to know that you have so many options available to shop at an affordable cost and need not worry about affordability. I heard that even now prayers are done at the Char Minar but only the royal families are allowed to pray at this place and this was just above the place where we could see a beautiful view of the bazaar. Its interesting to see that how a place is defined based on the experience one is allowed to experience at the same place. It was just a matter of few stairs and the experience one could get was a different world altogether.
Another fantastic view my eyes were blessed with was Mecca Masjid, one of the
7 wonders of India according to NDTV, which is considered to be one of the largest mosques in India. It was a beauty and so serene to look at.
Golkonda Fort
What an experience I must say, amazing. For some it might be just like any other building built with stone/rocks etc. But for me it was something interesting to see. How nice it is to see the existence of life before you. It has many stories to speak. The history was so interesting to know. It could tell me as to how and why people belong to a particular community based on the profession they practice on which their livelihood is built. The way it is passed on to the generations to preserve the culture in order to represent themselves as a community. The lazer show made me get back to the history as by the arrangement one could just feel they are at the dynasty in 15th century and could sense how people led their life. It upsets me that we have just left with very few remains of such amazing places. How interesting it would have been that each of my history class would have a tour to the kingdom/city to visit and learn them in an interesting way.
Ramoji Film City
One of the biggest film cities in the world. Sometimes, it so happens that due to the trapping and exploiting system of the country you live in, you tend to question and doubt the value a country possess.
As many others I didn't expect much out of the film city trying to judge it's experience based on the standard the country possess. It was splendid and awesome for people who love to experience something new and different. There was so much to do that one day was not enough to have a look at this sprawling 1666 acres of wonderland. The variation of the experience that it gives is just amazing. You get to see the artificial set up to shoot films. It's so wonderful to see that how the different flavors of different states and countries is put together. You can see the small tiny streets with vibrant colors representing the South India. Turn around and you see a Castle and the surrounding which will take you to the land of England.
Every single place needed to shoot for a film is built so close to the real one's that it's amazing. If you are bored looking at the sight you have an option of experiencing live events. The one which I liked were the Stunt show wherein in you can experience the ambiance of the real entertainment industry shooting which was an amazing experience as you could get to feel the essence of the entertainment industry. The other one was Ramoji show which had some entertainment shows lined up like the various types of dance forms and some talent show which was quite entertaining. At the end what else can be better than to experience the rides at the amusement park. It was special to me because of the tough rides like Ranger which flips you upside down on a height which anyone would be sacred of and I was so happy that I faced this fear of mine and got over it.
Nehru Zoological Park
I don't remember looking at any wild animals till the time I visit the zoo at Hyderabad. Well organised, well maintained and a very promising zoo to visit. They had a collection of as many as possible wild animals by the sight at which any visitor would be happy and content to see the animals.
In a Nutshell
This visit I would say, was with a mixed feeling. At one side I was happy to see the animals and birds which are getting extinct but on another side I was more than upset to see that just for the sake of an experience human has interfered with the nature and trying to alter it's natural setting. There's another good side of this set up some animals and birds were in a set up that were very close to the nature but the only restriction aspect was the area of movement. It was so wonderful to go on Safari and see the wild animals around you. I was super happy to see my favorite animal Lion to see in the jungle. It was bliss to see the deers, peacocks, bear and the bison's living with harmony together. Sometimes, such small experiences add up to your life.
For me life is all about what you experience and what you make out of it. The sight of beautiful and colorful birds, the roaring wild animals, the happy birds flying around, the water animals enjoying their random dives in the water under the scorching temperature of the city, the nocturnal animals, the reptiles every creature was so amazing to see. It's very upsetting that we have almost lost them and that the sight of very few left one's can be called as a blessing. I was in a kind of wonder land as at each step I could find a new creature around.
Happy and exciting tour as I could see one of the very few cultural heritage preservation's like Char Minaar, Golkonda fort, Ramoji film city which makes our nation proud to own them. Felt blessed to see the fastest running bird - Ostrich and other huge birds which were so beautiful. Super happy to see the animals which were getting extinct - Rhino, Leopard, Panther, Lion, Hippo, Tiger, special one - White Tiger, Bear and many others which are the beauty of the nature. Tasted certain delicacies like kurbaani ka meetha, pizza's cooked on the wood, the famous karachi biscuit, the famous veg biryani, sweet potaoes cooked in a very delicious way all excited me.
Every city has it's own history and a story to tell. Every city has own set of people who are culturally bonded together. Every city has it's own set of domesticate and street animals which has a story to tell. Every city has it's own mode of transportation made use of based on the geographic dimensions Likewise, the people, the pigeons, the autos, the local trains, the tiny and colorful bazaars, the architecture of the buildings built in Hyderabad represented an old city where the essence of the Nawabs who ruled is witnessed.