My Guest House -- 201 Gamma
Ramya and Koti's Wedding (with Eric)
They gave me this flower when I walked in.
They weren't allowed to see each other for a bit.
lots of happy indians
Ramya
Koti
the band
:)
Pallavi, Deepti, and Aruna
Tying the 3 knots
wedding food.. the orange/red chickpeas were GREAT! :)
Naan making
This was a watermelon.
Another melon turned swan
all smiles
The colorful girls
Studio 8 (not the San Jose one)
for Santosh
Chicken 65 (staple of Hyderabad Chinese food)
Friday, August 15th was Independence Day, so I wandered around Hyderabad in the morning
this was an odd site
exploring The Seven Tombs (all for one big dead royal family)
graffiti
one single stone
experimenting with macro
ants!
There's litter everywhere.
...and really dirty
This belongs in Rachel's backyard
outer gates of the fort
my entrance ticket
I liked these sandals
13 rupees well spent
jenga!
one of the spikes on the door
Chicken Biryani, please
These came on the side.
Chicken Biryani at Rumaan
spoonful of the famous Hyderabad biryani
I was tempted to drink the water but wisely resisted.
outside
Idlys
egag? :( i messed up
from the menu
Chaminar
selling fruit (didn't get anything)
I think that's a little goat eating the pidgeon food.
under the Charminar
my best picture of the Charminar
my ticket
really tight stairway
people below
no parking near the taj, so this man biked us in
and there it is
really bright
also very light
see the lean? it's so it doesn't fall in, in case of an earthquake.
all inlaid stones
and carved marble (with diamond)
that's inlaid too
useless mosque (faces the wrong way)
maker of cute carved things
McAloo Tikki Burger!
umm... this was right before going to see a horror movie. alone.
the golden ticket
movie summary
didn't see this one
Qutb minar
think he was compensating?
bottom left
rust-free iron pillar with some strange writing on it
unfinished minar
famous for their paneer (it was ok)
Ghandi's final steps :(
Ghandi's bench
monkeys at the President's house
Muslim temple
thought this was funny
kinley water: before and after
maybe michael will move here instead
trip to hampi
peanut ganesha
a bunch of the statues and temples are damaged in hampi. for the most part, this was done by invading muslim forces.
scandalous
Bakti... she kissed my hand <3
mustard ganesha
shiva linga
sister stones
wally and ___ fighting
rama practicing shooting through 10 banana trees in preparation for killing wally
bangles
naughty boy krishna eating the butter
sorry mom!
yogaaaa
so pretty
queen's bathing area
almost as good as mountain view milk tea
crossing the river
lillies for koklynn (there was only one though because they pick them every day)
climbed up this (monkey temple)
i thought it was a mispelling
apparently not. peproni must be green bell pepper.
stone ceiling (impressive)
royal elephant stables
current archaeology site
stone chariot
my guide
he was official
my driver, shu
long story
