Salar Jung Museum Hyderabad

Our 2nd day in LonelyPlanet's 3rd city listed to see in 2013 took us the Charminar, or the "Four Towers". The area surrounding this landmark reminded me of Ghirardelli Square in San Francisco: signature monuments punctuating the vicinity, all while surrounded by opportunities to eat, and to do some shopping.

I assumed the area would be …

... explore Hyderabad and only having one day to explore the city centre targeted The Charminar and The Salar Jung Museum. Both sites were connected by the Hyderabad Metro though when I eventually found the metro station (which was disguised as a corridor), ...

... lake.  Barefooted it through another temple awash with colourful carved deons, gods and godesses.  Stopped at the Salar Jung museum and viewed some very interesting exhibits: 1.  Veiled Rebecca - a solid white marble statue that is so ...

... multiple reasons, my pictures unfortunately are the not the prettiest for this particular excursion. We followed this by visiting the Salar Jung Museum, which is well-known for the Munghal artifacts it houses. Again, no cameras were allowed, but what I ...

... und schmiedeten neue Pläne für diesen Tag. Wir entschieden uns schließlich zusammen mit Aarti das Salar Jung Museum in Hyderabad zu besuchen. Die riesige abwechslungsreiche Sammlung des Museums stellt Exponate aus dem ersten Jahrhundert aus. Sie ...

... for the day    The night's rest had refreshed us and a good breakfast charged us so as to reach the Salar Jung museum. This has one of the most exotic and splendid personal collections of the Nizam of Hyderabad. Some of them are very valuable. ...

... out at the beginning of each hour. He bangs a bell according to the time that the clock shows. We liked the Salar Jung museum. It was an impressive gallery filled with amazing items. On our last day in Hyderabad we visited the studios where they film ...

... which once would have been filled with millk, saffron and rose petals for luxurious pampering. Our next stop was at the Salar Jung Museum, where again I had to pay more than everyone else. I tried to get excused by pointing out my Indian daughter but ...

... Skyfall) complete with powercut 1/2 way through, and a day tour of Charminar, Laad bazaar, Mecca Masjid and Salar Jung Museum. The highlight of our trip was being with our friends though and meeting their families....both us, and our luggage, ...