Vijayawada is a busy, rapidly growing city and an important port at the head of the delta of the mighty Krishna River. montreal map downtown It s bustling, but it s also intersected by canals, lined with ghats and ringed by fields montreal map downtown of rice and palm. The surrounding area is intensely lush and green.
Society To Save Rocks WALKING (%23552923; www.saverocks.org; 1236 Rd No 60, Jubilee Hills) This NGO organises monthly walks through the Andhran landscape and its surreal-looking boulders. Check website for details.
HEH the Nizam s Museum MUSEUM (Purani Haveli; Map p900; adult/student 70/15, camera 150; h10am-5pm Sat-Thu) The 16th-century Purani Haveli was home of the sixth nizam, Fath Jang Mahbub Ali Khan (r 1869 1911), rumoured to have never worn the same garment twice. His 72m-long, two-storey Burmese teak wardrobe, the first room you ll enter, certainly seems to substantiate the claim. In the palace s former servants montreal map downtown quarters montreal map downtown are personal effects of the seventh nizam, Osman Ali Khan (1886 1967) and gifts from his Silver Jubilee, lavish pieces that include an art deco silver montreal map downtown letterbox collection. The museum s guides do an excellent job putting it all in context.
Golconda Fort FORT (off Map p894; Indian/foreigner 5/100; montreal map downtown h9am5pm) Although most of this 16th-century fortress dates from the time of the Qutb Shah kings, its origins as a mud fort have been traced to the earlier reigns of the Yadavas and Kakatiyas. montreal map downtown
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