Hyderabad

Had a great adventure today - went with cyanblue by AUTO (and they mostly used the meter) from ITC Kakatiya to Charminar and watched the parade of trucks with Ganesh on them. We were the only foreigners down there (maybe due to the recent bomb blasts?) and people were very excited to shake our hands and talk to us and wave at us. Lots of roads were blocked off so it took three autos to get there and I think two to get back. We saw the Mecca Masjid and it was beautiful - actually saw several mosques all looked amazing to me.People were throwing the powder they throw during Holi and also throwing flowers, beating drums and dancing. It was very exciting and I think it is amazing we made it there and back. I am so happy we went. We saw lots of tiny roads off the beaten path in order to avoid the road blocks.