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TRAVELLING HYDERABAD ; CHAPTER ONE

1:26 PM

Good Day.

people keep asking me,

"WHY INDIA? WHY HYDERABAD?"

Frankly speaking, I am not sure how to answer this question but here goes. For starters, I bought the flight ticket because it was super cheap. Yup, it was just because it was super (like buying a carton of peanuts) cheap. Later, all my friends also bought their tickets because I kept pestering em to do so. They kept asking me what we the heck are we gonna do there for 5 days?! And it also seems that Hyderabad is not a famous spot for international travellers.

After more than two months of researching on India; their culture, their language, their places, we have come up with a plan to travel to various cities. Starting from Hyderabad we planned to go to Goa then to Mumbai. and from there we were going to Delhi then straight to Jaipur and Agra to visit the famous Taj Mahal and then come back to Hyderabad. Yes, THAT complicated route was the original plan. Sometime later we thought” that is way too much to go to!” and just like that, we've decided to only enjoy Hyderabad. To our suriprise, several times researching on Hyderabad, the city itself has many interesting places waiting to be discovered.

First things first. In this part, I will talk on ‘The Arrival’ and food in Hyderabad.

History

From what I’ve heard from a local, there were two cities named Hyderabad. There is one in Pakistan called Hyderabad and another one, the one in India, called Hyderabad Deccan. It is because, long time ago before separation, Pakistan is one of state in India and that’s why today, we have two cities named Hyderabad. it is estimated that this city has aged for more than 400 years.

THE ARRIVAL

In Hyderabad, we landed at Rajiv Ghandi International Airport, a small airport with super tight security and only passenger can only enter this airport. Locals are not allowed to enter the airport even to send their loved one off. Furthermore, once you exit the airport, you cannot re-enter and if you want to enter the departure hall, you will need a valid flight ticket. Not like here in Malaysia, we can enter almost everywhere except boarding hall. Proof: KLIA2 is also a lepaking place.


overnight at the airport

From the airport, it takes about 35 minutes to reach our hotel. It is advisable to take taxi at the counter (prepaid taxi) to make sure you’re not getting scammed. Our hotel is located at Abids street. From the airport to the hotel, we were charged Rs620 (MYR40++) per car. The price of our cheap hotel? We paid MYR157.30 for 5 days! Not a macaroon more.

FOOD

If you’re travelling to India, please be careful of what you eat. Please try not to eat street food and pleas only drink bottled mineral water.

In Hyderabad, biryani is one of the most famous food that you must try. I would recommend Grand Hotel Restaurant but the local says that Paradise Biryani is the most delicious and famous biryani in Hyderabad. Other than biryani, chicken butter, chicken 65 and naan tandoori are also to die for dishes when you’re in Hyderabad. Don’t worry about the price. I’m not gonna treat you for meals but i found that food price in Hyderabad is super cheap and the portion is big too. An ambeng experience.

Last but not least, I find that people in Hyderabad is really nice and helpful. So don’t worry if you get lost over there, just ask and you shall be answered.

to be continue…

HONG KONG TRIP

4:42 PM

SALAM SEJAHTERA.

ok nak try buat entry dalam bahasa omputeh ni. jangan ketawa! moving on to my next trip, my second trip for this year actually. me and my friend went to Hong Kong last March. we have already bought flight ticket a year earlier if I’m not mistaken. ok dah la. tak reti nk tulis dalam bahasa omputeh ni sangat. haha! tiket return sorang termasuk penginapan total rm400 saje. ok murah tak? murah gak la kan.

so I have no idea what we gonna do in HK. I start researching for the main attraction around HK. all my friend told me to go to Disneyland. but I think that’s is not my kind of place to visit.

we’re staying at Chunking Mansion. this place is famous among malaysian traveler because it is super cheap and you can easily find halal food here. got one restaurant named “SYED BISTRO” which originated from malaysia and they served malaysian food.

once arrived, we bought octopus card, its just like touch and go card in malaysia. it can be used in MTR,Buses, also convenience store. from the airport, the cheapest way to get to chungking mansion, take bus for only 30 HDK or less if im not mistaken. take the A21 bus and if you wanna go to Tsim Sha Tsui, stop at the 14th bus stop.

So, our first destination after get some rest , we’re heading to Avenue of Stars. from chungking mansion, it only takes around 10 minutes walking distance. the main attraction here is the scenery of hong kong island, hk famous stars signature (like in hollywood) and every night at 8, they have laser show. check out the pics.

after that, we went to Ladies Market. this place is most likely same as Petaling Street if in Malaysia. full of imitated branded item. not to mention, very cheap also. if you want to bargain here, make sure you betul betul wanna buy that thing and don’t forget to bargain to the lowest price.

the next day, we went to the Ocean Park. after breakfast, we took the star ferry to HK island. exit at exit B then take no.70 bus. haha! woi korang faham kan aku tulis kelaut ni. ok sambung.

the famous star ferry

ocean park entrance

to go to the main attraction of this park, you will have to take the cable car and go to the other side of the park.

cable car above us! haha

jyeah! the hair riser roller coaster!

after that, we went to the peak. sadly, there heavy fog that night at the peak. and we’re hardly able to see anything from the peak.

third day of our trip, we went to islamic centre also known as Masjid Ammar to have some halal dimsum. ho liao! sedap! lazat! haha. lama tak dapat makan daging semenjak sampai HK. how to get there? easy. just take ferry then take tram stop at 47E Tonnochy Road