Travel & Vacation: Chowmahalla Palace – Hyderabad, India (part 2)

This was a really neat room, it had the various weapons that had been used on display

I am continuing my pictures from our trip to the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, India.  Jake and I packed in several amazing events, learned a lot of great history, and toured the city of Hyderabad.  This one one of the neat places we were able to see that day.   In the picture above you can see a wall of weapons.  It was pretty fascinating to see the various weapons on display.  Many of them were made by hand and were used by royalty or famous people in India.  They had two huge rooms from floor to ceiling with displays.

More weapons….ouch!

Jake had to explain to me what these seat / basket looking items were

I cannot remember the official name for these….yes there is one, but these are the chairs royalty would set on when riding on an elephant.

Garments and hats worn by royalty

It’s hard to tell from this picture but the royalty wore a lot of gold in their clothing.  They would weave threads of gold throughout the pieces making them sparkle in the sun.  I have noticed that the people in this area really do like brightly colored and gold items, they wear a lot of “bling-bling”.

Nizam’s Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Throne Car

It was a beautiful canary yellow car (only driven 356 miles)!

Story behind the Rolls Royce Silver Ghost Car

Pretty cool car.  They had someone in the display hand washing it when we were there.  It is a fun and cheerful colorful, it would be cool to go for a spin in it!

Royal stables with a bunch of old carriages

Pretty flowers in the courtyard at the palace

Bright and beautiful flower at the Chowmahalla Palace, one of my favorites in India!

I had a blast touring the Chowmahalla Palace in Hyderabad, India.  It was filled with amazing glimpses into the history of India and it’s royalty.  One piece of advice for anyone traveling to this area from USA or overseas, you will probably get stopped a lot, asked questions, pictures taken, and hands shaken.

The “Travel and Vacation” series is an insight into our trips together as a family and ways we relax.  Life is short and we were thrilled to have the opportunity to build memories with family and explore of of the most amazing places during our time away.  Explore with a good attitude, look for fun, and it will be an awesome trip jammed packed with positive memories.  It is refreshing having some time away from the regular routine.  Make it a once in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people and learn.  You just might see or try something new that takes your breath away!