Park HOTEL $$$ (%2754488; www.theparkhotels.com; Beach Rd; s/d from 7000/9000; ais) Vizag s only five-star is very elegant, vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule very high-design. Even if you don t stay here, visit Bamboo Bay, its beachfront restaurant, for a drink. vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule Checkout is noon.
Salar Jung Museum MUSEUM (Map p900; www.salarjungmuseum.in; Salar Jung Marg; Indian/foreigner 10/150; h10am-5pm Sat- Thu) The huge and varied vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule collection, dating back to the 1st century, was put together by Mir Yusaf Ali Khan (Salar Jung III), the grand vizier of the seventh nizam, Osman Ali Khan (r 1910 49). The 35,000 exhibits from every corner of the world include sculptures, wood carvings, ivory (including a sadly ironic set of carved elephants), devotional objects, Persian miniature vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule paintings, illuminated manuscripts, weaponry, toys and more than 50,000 books. vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule The impressive nizams jewellery vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule collection is sometimes on display. vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule Cameras are not allowed. Avoid Sunday, when it s bedlam. From any of the bus stands in the Abids area, take bus 7, which stops at Afzal Gunj bus stop (Map p 900 ) on the north side of the nearby Musi River bridge.
Once the Andhran capital and a significant Buddhist vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule centre, Amaravathi vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule is India s biggest stupa (Indian/foreigner 5/100; h8am6pm), measuring 27m high and constructed vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule in the 3rd century BC, when Emperor Ashoka sent monks south to spread vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule the Buddha s teaching. Located 60km west of Vijayawada, all that remains are a mound and some stones, vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule but the nearby museum (admission 5; h8am-5pm) has a small replica of the stupa, with its intricately carved pillars, marble- surfaced dome and carvings of scenes from the Buddha s life (no photography allowed in the museum). In the courtyard is a reconstruction of part of the surrounding gateway, which gives you an idea of the stupa s massive scale. It s worth the trip, but many of Amaravathi s best sculptures are in London s British Museum and Chennai vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule s Government Museum in Tamil Nadu.
Only a couple of buildings remain from this 15th-century fort (Indian/foreigner 10/100; h8am-5pm), 14km west of Tirupathi. Both the Rani Mahal and the Raja Mahal, vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule which houses a small museum (h10am-5pm Sat-Thu), were constructed under Vijayanagar rule and resemble structures vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule in Hampi s Royal Centre. There s a nightly sound-and-light show (admission 35; h8pm Mar-Oct, vashon fauntleroy ferry schedule 7.30pm Nov-Feb), narrated by Bollywood great Amitabh Bachchan. Buses for Chandragiri ( 10) leave Tirupathi bus station every half-hour. An autorickshaw is 200 return.
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