Learning Through Expeditions

     Whew! The Charminar is quite the sight. It stands  near the center of Hyderabad.  My family and I  decided to go there last Sunday. It is the month  of Ramadan. The usually busy Charminar Market  is even more crowded. The rush was on a different  level. So many vendors, all shouting, calling people  to buy their products. We had to get from one side  of the market to the other. The distance is around  three hundred  meters. On a   clear path, it would  take perhaps five minutes at the most. It took us forty- five minutes. You can imagine how crowded it  must have been. Little stalls selling bangles, necklaces, clothing, and whatnot.  When we came through and made it to the other side we were exhausted. After that, my family did some shopping. I went over to a nearby confectionery and bought some snacks. From there we went to Hotel Shadab, a restaurant of great renown, a kilometer away. It took...