Trip to Hyderabad and thereabouts.
Started from Mumbai on the 17th of February 2001 at 4.30 a.m.This was a Saturday.We had breakfast at Palaspay phata .breakfast was -upma,idli .At about 2 p.m. we had a lovely lunch. We spent the night at Umerga -close to Sholapur.. At Dattatray Lodge-we had dinner which was so-so. The arrangements in that place were absolutely no-no.We left early next morning ,after a good breakfast of batata wada,idli,sheera,tea/coffee.
The car gave problems. The clutch plate broke. From 9.30 am to 5 pm the car was being repaired.In the meantime some of us went to see a lake and had some fresh sugar cane juice.We saw a place where they were making 'gur' from sugar cane.We also visited a temple situated on a hill nearby.A place where we photographed an owl..The car was ready .
We left for Hyderabad.We reached at 10.30 pm.We stayed at Hotel Tajmahal .Next morning we left to see Salarjung Museum . It was very hot in Hyderabad.. After a rest at the hotel we left for Golconda fort.We did not climb up . We visited Usmansagar lake. It was very hot throughout the day and hence very tiring.We went shopping at Hyderabad though we did not buy anything much as the men were upset that we wanted to shop..Next morning the two of us visited relatives and later all of us visited the zoo..We saw the white tiger and orangutans..We took a packed lunch and left Hyderabad city.
On the way to Mannanur we had our lunch under some trees . It was a good experience!We reached Dindi at 6pm.We stayed at Dindi and left early morning . On the way we saw a temple -Uma maheshwaram Shanker temple.We had lunch under some shady trees . We had some sweet potatoes, potato upwas bhaji,omlette bread nariyal pani, fruits..Proceeded to Mannanur wildlife sanctuary with Divisional forest officers-Bashir and Rafi.They were very nice. On the way we saw a forest fire which was immediately put off by these two . It was a fantastic experience. We saw deer, peacocks, green dove, jungle fowl and some other birds .We returned to Achampet. We stayed at hotel Sampoorna.lodging.Good people and a nice , pleasant stay.Next morning we left after having a good breakfast at the S.T.stand. towards the jungle.This time the experience was tiring, unending and boring-it was very hot.On the way we saw a temple-shiv parvati-mallaya,quite far away..We did not have lunch or tea .
From Mannanur to Atmakur the road was winding,muddy,lonely and without any street lights. We were stopped by policemen-told to wait till 10/12 vehicles came and that all of us should go together.An S.T. bus came and two rifle totting men got in and we followed that bus. It was a frightening experience as it was dark and the fear was of Naxalites who were at that time quite active in that area.By the time we reached Atmakur -Lodge Sandhya Azad it was 9 pm.We were hungry, tired and irritable. Food was good and after a good nights sleep and next morning we were refreshed and ready to go . We went to Rollapadu -At 3.30pm bird sanctuary .We visited a lake which had damoiselle cranes by the hundreds and ibis. The sanctuary dormitory had a lone Great Indian Bustard- a very rare bird-a protected bird as it is on the verge of extinction..Early next morning visited the sanctuary where there was grass -corn coloured and the core area is absolutely virgin land . We spotted black bucks in large numbers and a fox -lots and lots of birds-Harrier which comes for feeding and bringing up the youngThere were 2/3 types of them. The high point was the spotting of the Great Indian Bustard- a father and son pair.There were spotted dove, lapwings, quail,green doves,green bee eaters.We left the place at 9.30 am and went to Bijapur .The road was absolutely bakwaas.We stayed at Hotel Mayura a unit of K.S.O.T.C. -ADIL SHAHI ANNEXE-Everything was good and we appreciated it more as we were tired after a harrowing journey. After a good nights' rest we left for mumbai.
Started from Mumbai on the 17th of February 2001 at 4.30 a.m.This was a Saturday.We had breakfast at Palaspay phata .breakfast was -upma,idli .At about 2 p.m. we had a lovely lunch. We spent the night at Umerga -close to Sholapur.. At Dattatray Lodge-we had dinner which was so-so. The arrangements in that place were absolutely no-no.We left early next morning ,after a good breakfast of batata wada,idli,sheera,tea/coffee.
The car gave problems. The clutch plate broke. From 9.30 am to 5 pm the car was being repaired.In the meantime some of us went to see a lake and had some fresh sugar cane juice.We saw a place where they were making 'gur' from sugar cane.We also visited a temple situated on a hill nearby.A place where we photographed an owl..The car was ready .
We left for Hyderabad.We reached at 10.30 pm.We stayed at Hotel Tajmahal .Next morning we left to see Salarjung Museum . It was very hot in Hyderabad.. After a rest at the hotel we left for Golconda fort.We did not climb up . We visited Usmansagar lake. It was very hot throughout the day and hence very tiring.We went shopping at Hyderabad though we did not buy anything much as the men were upset that we wanted to shop..Next morning the two of us visited relatives and later all of us visited the zoo..We saw the white tiger and orangutans..We took a packed lunch and left Hyderabad city.
On the way to Mannanur we had our lunch under some trees . It was a good experience!We reached Dindi at 6pm.We stayed at Dindi and left early morning . On the way we saw a temple -Uma maheshwaram Shanker temple.We had lunch under some shady trees . We had some sweet potatoes, potato upwas bhaji,omlette bread nariyal pani, fruits..Proceeded to Mannanur wildlife sanctuary with Divisional forest officers-Bashir and Rafi.They were very nice. On the way we saw a forest fire which was immediately put off by these two . It was a fantastic experience. We saw deer, peacocks, green dove, jungle fowl and some other birds .We returned to Achampet. We stayed at hotel Sampoorna.lodging.Good people and a nice , pleasant stay.Next morning we left after having a good breakfast at the S.T.stand. towards the jungle.This time the experience was tiring, unending and boring-it was very hot.On the way we saw a temple-shiv parvati-mallaya,quite far away..We did not have lunch or tea .
From Mannanur to Atmakur the road was winding,muddy,lonely and without any street lights. We were stopped by policemen-told to wait till 10/12 vehicles came and that all of us should go together.An S.T. bus came and two rifle totting men got in and we followed that bus. It was a frightening experience as it was dark and the fear was of Naxalites who were at that time quite active in that area.By the time we reached Atmakur -Lodge Sandhya Azad it was 9 pm.We were hungry, tired and irritable. Food was good and after a good nights sleep and next morning we were refreshed and ready to go . We went to Rollapadu -At 3.30pm bird sanctuary .We visited a lake which had damoiselle cranes by the hundreds and ibis. The sanctuary dormitory had a lone Great Indian Bustard- a very rare bird-a protected bird as it is on the verge of extinction..Early next morning visited the sanctuary where there was grass -corn coloured and the core area is absolutely virgin land . We spotted black bucks in large numbers and a fox -lots and lots of birds-Harrier which comes for feeding and bringing up the youngThere were 2/3 types of them. The high point was the spotting of the Great Indian Bustard- a father and son pair.There were spotted dove, lapwings, quail,green doves,green bee eaters.We left the place at 9.30 am and went to Bijapur .The road was absolutely bakwaas.We stayed at Hotel Mayura a unit of K.S.O.T.C. -ADIL SHAHI ANNEXE-Everything was good and we appreciated it more as we were tired after a harrowing journey. After a good nights' rest we left for mumbai.
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