Four days left. The little lists are all over the apartment with piles of clothes, boxes, luggage, and cleaning paraphernalia. Should I take my Staples “That was easy” button? Easiest question to answer: “Which winter clothing to pack”? It must be karma, but the weather has been hot in New Jersey. How hot is it? Well, let’s just say that Snookie’s makeup melted on the set of “Jersey Shore” and the local Chamber of Commerce demands the episode only be shown on Halloween. In fact, the weather today in Hyderabad is no worse than in Newark. OK, bad comparison. My bad.
Hyderabad is a relatively young city and not just the Hi Tech City. The city proper is only about 500 years old, though the area shows evidence of Iron Age habitation about 500 BC. The Charminar (Four Towers) is in the heart of the old city. OK, duh, it's a mosque, reflecting the long heritage of the Muslim Principality that existed throughout the second half of the millenium including throughout the British Raj.
Hyderabad is a diverse city. In the center of the large reservoir, Hussain Sagar, isa large statue of the Buddha in it. There are Hindu temples throughout the area as well as several Christian denominations.
We will be arriving in monsoon season, so we're planning to be rained on more than a planned vacation in Michigan.
Gotta keep packin'. Talk to you soon.
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