The fort was riddled with cave-like offices. A nice place to cool down on this very hot afternoon.
When Bobby decided to attend the only Racquetball Tournament of the year in India, the boys and I went along to the city of Hyderabad. We made sure to arrive a day early so we could see a few of the city’s sites. Of these, Fort Golconda was everyone’s favorite hands down. Have a look at this beautiful piece of history.
The inside of the fort has a beautifully maintained garden.
Bobby showing the boys the slits in the outside wall were projectiles could have been shot or oil poured down on any attackers.
The front doorway.
The actual door. Max really wanted to go through the “kid” sized part of the door, but it was already opened.
Details of the front vestibule.
Gabe’s comfortable seat that points directly at the front door.
The acoustics were amazing. You can clap down at the bottom of the hill and they can hear it at the top of the hill in the palace. It was a pretty large hill.
The beauty of the architure is still apparent after all these years. This picture is of the mosque, one of the few places we were not allowed to just randomly wonder through.
Max in a “Karate Kid” inspired pose. He ran and skipped and climbed all afternoon. He was in Heaven!
Two views from the climb up to the palace. I should have stopped to get a picture of the stairs but it would have been difficult to see the true scale. And I was busy trying not to die. I ended up with heat exhaustion. Our driver was quite alarmed when my whole face turned red.
Bobby relaxing on the way back down the hill.
The boys hanging out of a window. Max is thrilled; Gabe terrified.
Gabe and Max found the old bathing pool and had to check it out.
Max trying to break into the prison area. He was upset that we were not permitted in.
I loved the lattice work on these windows.
Gardens in the central part of the fort.
Hope you enjoyed this taste of India.
lubabob
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