Hot but not uninhabitable

My first ever realistic encounter with Hyderabad was nothi

ng short of amusement. Having arrived in May, I was warned that it'd be very hot and people easily succumb to sun stroke. However when you see a huge crowd gathered at the market in any of the old areas, you begin to wonder "It's hot but not uninhabitable". Every other street, you'd find a sugar cane juice vendor serving you at Rs.7 a glass. It keeps you well energized.

The best experience of travels within the city would be through the buses. Getting up early in the morning to head to the old city is a good idea. At the Mecca Masjid, you see a lot of people feeding pigeons and children playing around. One morning, when I arrived at Golconda to have a quick look of this wonderful fort built by Kakatiyas and the Qutb Shahis, I began noticing a lot of tourists climbing up the fort in the peak of the afternoon. It was around 44 degrees. A lot of tourists comprised old men and women who climb up to get a glimpse of the city. Its interesting to see the varied ways in which people connect to history.