Comments | byronicman: another india trip installment "cranky in hyderabad"

byronicman

another india trip installment "cranky in hyderabad"

Mar 02, 2006 17:34

next stop on the trip was Hyderabad (and its fitting 'cause Geo Bush will be there tomorrow. and who really cares about him anyway? he is just sooo not important, a nobody, *yawn* a second rate monarch, less infuental than Prince Charles... and here he comes begging to India, as India ain't going to him for advise, he just wants a piece of the ( Read more... )

india, traffic, 2006, vehicles, hyderabad, south india, painted signs

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vizzygoth March 3 2006, 02:08:27 UTC

i can imagine hyderabad being kinda "meh". but it has a fascinating history. it's taken me being in lucknow for over 6 months to finally truly appreciate its history when, at first glance, it is not the most fascinating or beautiful of indian cities.

ugh about the street-facing room. i have broken down over lesser things. ;) yeh world hai na world indeed!

byronicman March 3 2006, 04:51:19 UTC

I think if I had gotten off of that street Hyderabad would not have been so very un-charming ;p The smog was incredible . Ido love muslim areas though and I only had one day and my driver was an idiot haha. I wish I'd had a few more days and a better hotel and a better driver.
"yeh world hai na world "
The briyani was killa though... :-)

vizzygoth March 3 2006, 12:36:23 UTC

i have heard *so much* about hyderabadi biriyani. glad you got to have some. :) and location is critical, i agree. will be staying in old delhi when i go there next (why am i trying out a new place? timing is important for one thing, but oy vey). we'll see how that goes.

psasidhar March 3 2006, 04:04:57 UTC

I wish I had known.. I would have been glad to show you around. But, then I hadn't stumbled across your journal then!

byronicman March 3 2006, 04:52:28 UTC

thanks! I added you.

eximod March 3 2006, 06:53:37 UTC

That tangle of powerlines in the Bush picture makes me glad I'm not an electrician in that town. I love all of those small vehicles. I wish we had them in America. Thanks for the look into Hyderabad.

redredwine March 3 2006, 15:51:34 UTC

you speak hindi pretty well.

byronicman March 4 2006, 03:06:14 UTC

Naa not really, I just speak "bollywood hindi"
That phrase "yeh world hai na world " is from Bunty Aur Babli, where Amitabh Bachchan says it like 30 times!

pixiechic March 3 2006, 18:07:57 UTC

in case you need to know what the george bush billboard says:

"Is he an idiot? We present to you the evidence and you can make the decision."

byronicman March 3 2006, 18:47:35 UTC

you are kidding me right? I wish it said that! The billboard was on a wall right next to the Char Minar. If it really does say that, I'm gonna mail the pic to all my friends ;-)

and your new user pic is hott!!!!

pixiechic March 3 2006, 19:15:46 UTC

it does, i swear! i can read urdu...
thanks for the nice comment about the user pic ;)

byronicman March 4 2006, 01:37:00 UTC

That is just beautiful.
"Is he an idiot? We present to you the evidence and you can make the decision."
you are the rockin translator!!!