Hyderabad, India

黑山老妖

原帖由 bulaohu 于 2006-11-19 02:41 发表
This is the toilet in Kuala Lumpar airport. It took me a few seconds to realise what that hose is used for, then I laughed......

Do you piss into it?

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原帖由 黑山老妖 于 2006-11-19 19:37 发表


Do you piss into it?

[ 本帖最后由 bulaohu 于 2008-5-27 01:08 编辑 ]

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Today some local colleagues invited us to see the famous Golkona fort. Truly amazing place. Then we went to a bazaar. Here are some pictures......

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Below the surface is a jail. This hole is used to drop food into it...

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The magnificant shrine on top of the fortress.

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Painting of Hindu god

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This is the entry of the secret passage on top of the fortress. It goes 8 kilometres to another place, in case the king needs to flee...

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Tombs of a muslim king and his wife

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Looking down from the top...this fortress was huge

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See these stone nails? I've never seen anything like this before...

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All these round holes used to be water pipes, all carrying different sort of water - some for drink, some for horses, and some are waster water.

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This used to be the queen's dressing room. There was a huge mirror in the middle. All her jewelries and makeups were stored in these holes and can be fetched by a maid on ladder.

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magnificant view. Somehow it reminds me of Tomb Raider...

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The king would be sitting next to that window high above. The soldiers bring in the prisoner. The king signals with a gesture, which decides the prisoner's fate. It's purposely designed this way, not only to show the authority of the king, but also to prevent any object from being thrown at the king - be it a knife or stone, it will hit the edge of the arch and won't reach the window.

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Who can guess what are the two huge crossing bars? I bet no one can! Will reveal the answer in a few days.

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Outside the fort. Muslim women walking on the street.

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Who knows what is this? A hint - you have a bit of this after a meal.

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A busy street intersection.

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Huge billboard.

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This local delicacy is covered with real silver. Some others are covered with gold. Wow.

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The magnificent Charmnai.

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This clock comes from London. Noticed the "4" on it? Different isn't it?

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A local mosque at sunset.

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Guess what's this? Kite threads.

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I wouldn't have my blood test done here.

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Oops - more Golkonda pictures. This is a beautiful arch.

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practicing ground for King's soldiers

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Don't tell me you don't know what is this...

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The local perfume shop

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The bazaar.