Mundane Musings

The Hectic Tech City - 2 Golconda fort was beautiful to say the least. The ruins stood majestically over the mountain and the sound of the parrots and other birds lent a peaceful atmosphere which helped in building up a picture of the times bygone. Our suspicious nature due to the morning’s episode did not desert us when we cautiously entered the magnificent doorways. So when some enthusiastic ‘guides’ advertised their knowledge of the place we refused to be tempted. We strolled casually inside and took our time admiring the different archways and passages. Our itinerary was rather straight forward. We wanted to see the sound and light show which was to be held at 6.30pm. Since we were at the fort by three thirty and since it was not a long climb and since there was not much to see, we took our time strolling in the gardens and watching people. Even then time seemed to crawl, so we slowly walked up the path leading to the fort. By the time we had climbed 20 huge boulders roughly cu...

I am back from a trip to Hyderabad and I didn’t have time to dissipate my enthusiasm by bugging my friends about the trip. Since the enthusiasm hadn’t found an outlet I simply had to write this on my online journal. My friend P and I decided to attend my friend’s wedding early this month. We used the wedding as a good excuse to see Hyderabad. My memory of Hyderabad was that of ten years back when I visited that city as college student. The distractions of going on an excursion are many…least of all being the total lack of perspective. So I looked forward to this visit as I was now a mature adult having a good idea of people and places. Ahem We worked out the trip from Sunday through Monday so that we could get back by Tuesday. My friend’s wedding was on Sunday night. We planned the places of visit and realized that Salar Jung Museum and Golconda fort had to fit in. But we had learnt that the museum needed good amount time to look around. So we squeezed Golconda fort on Sunday and t...