So finally I got my Hyderabad layover!
Arrived around midnight..
Hotel we stayed at wa the Marriott hotel..
Was awesome!
Very Indian feel haha..
Just a little peek around the rooms and hotel!
Had free breakfast the next day!
Ordered eggs Benedict and also ate other stuffs on the buffet table..
It was okay but I prefer Bombay breakfast!
Then after breakfast we decided to use the complimentary shuttle to explore Hyderabad...
We payed the driver a little bit more so he could bring us a little further ;)
And ootd picture!!
So we headed to charminar first..
Many street stalls like a bazaar..many pretty shoes n sari's for sale
Apparently sari's here are cheap!
Planning to get one on my next trip back haha..
So here's the city of pearls!
Another eye opening destination!
We stopped by charminar for a little while just for the photos then we headed back on the road..
We asked the driver to take us to Golconda fort which is an hour drive from our hotel..so we were kinda in a rush..plus..it was peak hour so there's of course a jam ;|
The sweet rides in India..they have tuk tuk too! But I don't think it's call tuk tuk there lol
On the way there...this building caught our eye from a distance..so the driver took us there to have a look..and guess what? It was a hospital! :o
Damn nice for a hospital! Goodness lol..
Their building structures in Hyderabad are so unique and ancient xD
Who'd knew such a building is a hospital!
After the photos we continued our 1 hour journey to the famous Golconda fort!
The view from down below :) seems small? Nope..it's massive!
We didn't go in tho...it was so crowded and need to pay like 100rupees to go in..not much but we decided not to go in that day..but I will definately go during my next trip there!
Then we proceeded to the nearby attraction called the Qutub Shahi!
It's the tomb for the Kings n queens and their families..
More like a mini Taj Mahal in Hyderabad ! :)
Payed like 10rupees for entrance and 20rupees for the car to go in =_=
Anyways...here's the photos we took!
This was the prince's tomb..
And below is the soldiers
Oh ya..one tip, once you enter the entrance there's a guy who offers to show u around..it's as tho it comes with the ticket...ticket n free explanation..sounds good? Not much..
At the end he made us pay him 200rupees! When we didn't even asked for a tour guide..humph!
So now we know...don't accept offers if we didn't ask for it!
It's not much yes...but it's like cheating us in a way cause we didn't know we had to pay for his explanation! x( boo!
Some dark dusty path which leads to I don't know where..rather spooky!
Below are some of the artistic interiors...these tombs are here for like decades ago!
And this was the Kings tomb! All white and beautiful!
Almost similar to Taj Mahal right? Haha
After sight seeing, we ordered take aways at Bahars briyani!
Was nicely packed..comes with yogurt n curry sauce!
Yummy!,
And again the portion was humongous !
4 of us ladies..we bought 2packets one lamb one chicken..
Yet we didn't even finish half of both packets..it's seriously too much!!
It's amazing how people there eat such a big portion n yet remain so skinny!! (The men there)
We had it in Cheryl's room! Blasts some Taylor swift mash up n eat briyani..
Girls hang out times would be like this x)
And of course the selfies haha
Oh yeah...forgot to mention I was here on New Year's Eve !
So we didn't get to countdown in Malaysia...and in Hyderabad it wasn't really happening..
While it was 12am in Hyderabad we were stuck in the airport cause our aircraft delayed..we were there for 2hours straight! Luckily we were invited to chill in the plaza Lounge while waiting...had some drinks and guess what? There was a little celebration by the airport staff there n they gathered everyone in the lounge to have some cake :) better then nothing right?
At least I had cake and bonded with some passengers that joined the little celebration...
Sweet n simple new year!
So wishing everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR 2015!
May it be a great and life changing year for everyone!