– Was a greater , larger, more promising city than I had expected. The city is not too crowded nor quiet. It is by far the most O.K. city I have ever seen 😛 . I am not going to go dig deep its pro and cons but a few things did touched me and few rubbed me. I loved the point that availability of resources, from regular grocery to extreme IT, was just a ride away. Sports is highly regarded in the area I was living. I could easily see numerous Lawn-tennis grounds, cricket grounds, one in every colony. They were a few good restaurants and food joints and yeah The HYderabadi Biryani was good. However the street food is hereded with South Indian foods (Idli Sambhar and Vada). There is a smell of fermentation in the air that annoyed me a lot.
Means of transport – Rickshaws and buses. But beware you that do not jump into any rickshaw you find. Ask them always to zero the meter and pay your fare according to the meter. Threaten them, warn them, manipulate or do whatever you do but do not travel on fixed rates they say. The tip i tell you would save you a lot of bucks. Buses were good, clean and weren’t congested. I pretty much liked traveling in them. Took one of them to the GVK1 mall ( which was huge and the the food court was awesome) . Didn’t have enough time to roam about the heritage points but overall the citylife was good.
I really would make a confession about the statement in my last blog on the Indian Railways.Both the trains, Falaknuma and East Coast were spot-on and the journey was also very comfortable. Both the trains took just the time they promised. I was however surprised that there was no Pantry Car in the East Coast Express which is rather a long journey train. I missed my regular Train Tea.
Also a revelation I had while I was on my journey. If you ever wish to summarize the visit of a city, just observe the railway station carefully. It is indeed the synopsis of the city.
Siddhartha Jain 