Thursday, June 30, 2016

Goa

The best holiday I ever had, is to Goa.  We explored North Goa. Soaking in the sea, getting tan, visiting a church, walking around the fort,  shopping and having some yummilicious food at the shacks, we did it all. Here are some of the pictures of our trip. 


At Vivanta by Taj - Fort Aguada.
At Candolim Beach
Candolim Beach
 We also visited the Baga Beach and it was overcrowded. It was fun exploring Fort Aguada.

Fort Aguada 

Fort Aguada
At Fort Aguada
View of the sea from Fort Aguada

Fort Aguada

Going to see Dolphins
Dolphins
Dolphin
 Light House

In Panjim, we went to see " Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception Church".

Church
 We also visited the famous Dona Paula in Panjim. Many Bollywood movies are filmed here.

Dona Paula

View of the sea from Dona Paula

Dona Paula

Wednesday, June 29, 2016

Hyderabad - The City of Nawabs


We went to Hyderabad in January. It was a short trip of two days. We stayed at Ellaa Hotels.

City of Nawabs - View from the Golconda fort.

Our exploration of the city started with the Hussain Sagar Lake. It is an artificial lake. A large statue of Gautama Buddha is build on an island in the middle of the lake.

Hussain Sagar Lake 

Statue of Gautam Buddha 


Next day, we went to see the Golconda fort. It is a beautiful fort.

Golconda Fort

Fort

Golconda Fort

We got a breathtaking view of the city from the top of the fort.


View of the city
Beautiful View
Some more
Information about the Darbar Hall (top of the fort)
View of the fort area from the top

Other beautiful monument in Hyderabad is the Charminar. It is located in the center of the city.


Charminar
Charminar

After exploring the Charminar, we went to the Chowmahalla Palace. It was the palace of the Nizams of Hyderabad.

Chowmahalla Palace 
Chowmahalla Palace

Clock Tower

Khilwat Mubarak

Place of coronation

Inside the palace

It was a short and sweet trip to Hyderabad.










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