Saturday, November 13, 2010

A tryst with the city of pearls



Six months after moving to Bangalore, today I am back at the city of pearls! So, how does it feel? Amazing! Hyderabad has something attached to it which makes it special. The wider roads, the garden of chillies, rocky hills, water bodies, hoardings in Urdu, every view from the bus as we entered the city, gifted me memories. 

The first time I visited this city in early 2006, I did not like it much. It was summer and people who have visited this place during summer would know the reason! It took more than a year for me to get accustomed to this place. Five years after my first visit, it was hard for me to relocate to another city. The language - Hyderabadi Hindi, the people, the kebabs, world famous hyderabadi biriyani, those gorgeous eyes hiding behind the hijabs, how could anyone not fall in love with this place?

I cant wait to savour each of my moment here. Lots of people to catch up with, some work and loads of food! How I missed the nawabi khana! I am here for two days. I ll head back to Bangalore on Sunday evening. So till we meet again, miss you Bangalore :)

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh truly, Hyderabad has some things which attract you back. I have spent almost 3 months there and liked the place in spite of the heat and all. Even the barber shops there were Hitec Salon, Ameerpet, shared autos, etc...

Rajlakshmi said...

you really seem to love this city... have read about your love for the city before also :d
enjoy your time

raji said...

Well i have never been to this place,so this description sounded nice.wider roads and greenery!cool

slate said...

My home!

Anil Sawan said...

hitwicked, shared autos :) thts one thing i am missing in bangalore!

Anil Sawan said...

Lakshmi, i love this city except for the weather :P thnx dear!

Anil Sawan said...

Raji, wider roads - yes [compared to bangalore], greenery and water boadies [well, depends upon wer u r from] :P if u plan to visit this city, pls book your tickets during winter or else be ready for sun burn :D

Anil Sawan said...

Renu, :P

SatyU said...

I hope you had a good time here.
Btw.. have you had Paradise Biryani??

Takecare :)

Anil Sawan said...

Satyu, of course I have. I have lived in this city for 5 years :P even the kebabs ter taste good!

Yamini Meduri said...

Sawan

thanks for the post yaar :) I miss Hyderabad so much these days thoguht its been just a week back that i was there :)

hyderabad has been my home for 21 years of my life...and though i am now in pune...its still my home :)

I miss everything there...as you mentioned the share autos, the kebabs, most important the hyderbadi hindi and the biryani..!!!

I MISS HYDERABAD...:(

Sh@s said...

I am still dreaming of Hyderabadi biryani.

Anil Sawan said...

yamini, :) its okie, its ur home! u can go back any day :P

sh@s,lol. try Hyderabadi Biryani House in CP. hrd they serve gud biriyani!

SatyU said...

Hey Sawan!
You have been tagged :)

A Poetess said...

Lovely. city of pearls indeed. i went for 3 days and brought back pearls for myself, my sis and my mother.
and the food ... lip-smacking.. kebabs! awesome :D

Anil Sawan said...

Saty, sorry yaar, late hus, par abhi dekhtha hun :)

Poetess :P heina?? hw i miss the food ter!!

Anonymous said...

i too was in hyderabad from feb 2006 to april 2007 :) what a conincidence

Anil Sawan said...

Chintan, dont u miss tht place? :) i luvd tht city so much! except for the summer season :P