This is the third state I have visited inside India. And another new language and written script: Telugu. However, in this city I’ve noticed almost every sign is written in English, even on the buses. Very helpful!
I was thinking of taking a tour of a place called Nagarjunakonda, located on an island in the middle of a lake. There was a bus supposed to leave at 7:30AM. But the day before I saw pictures and it didn’t look too impressive. Plus the tour price was fairly expensive, so I decided to skip it. Instead I noticed a hotel advertising a breakfast buffet in the city and I haven’t seen that in a long time. For a little over $2, I tried the buffet. Mostly Indian food, but I did get to try something exotic called Corn Flakes.
Also something else I haven’t seen before, an ATM of my bank, ING. My bank is online only in the US and in no other countries have I seen an ATM until here, so I took this chance to use it.
The area I’m staying in is pretty interesting. A lot of narrow streets filled with hotels and restaurants and internet cafes. I tried to use my laptop at these places, but time after time they would reject me. They see me taking out my computer and they kick me out. I think it is illegal for some reason. It took me 6 tries until I could find a place that would let me use my own computer. I really don’t want to use the computers they provide, which can be filled with key loggers, software to spy on you for the police, viruses, and not to mention dirty keyboards.