The past three days I got to know the reasons why so many travelers have told me to go to Hampi. The whole town is a UNESCO world heritage site. Absolutely amazing rough nature combined with impressive ruins of a 14-16th century Vijyanagra kingdom. As a bonus you can also add the relaxed accommodation that made me feel like I was on a beach again.
Two nights before arriving in Hampi I spent in transit. The first night was one of the worst I've had so far in India. I was in a sleeper bus coming down from Munnar to Bangalore. Three curvy narrow road coming down from the hill station was a real shaker. I managed not to throw up, but I also didn't manage to sleep a lot even after the better roads started. The second night was a much more pleasant one on a train from Bangalore to Hospet, the closest station to Hampi.
On the first morning I went for a walk without a plan. I met a man in front of the biggest temple in town, the Virupakshna temple, who asked me if I would like to take a bicycle tour around the town and the ruins. I hadn't really planned that, but I thought I'd give it a go. A good decision. The man guiding us told us many stories and legends in addition to the history of the ruins. Besides, pedaling felt so good after such a long break...
After the three hour tour was done, I kept the bicycle and went to see the Hanuman temple. It's located three kilometers outside Hampi on a hill made out of boulders and the view from there is simply magnificent. There were a lot of monkeys though and they came very close to you expecting to get food and grabbing pretty much anything they found interesting.
Today I'm leaving for Hyderabad where I hope to get a Tatkal (last minute) train ticket to Delhi.
Photos from Hampi are here and if you haven't seen the photos from Thekkady and Munnar yet, here's your chance.
PS. I'm posting this late, because I'm experiencing some serious problems with the battery of my mobile. I still haven't found a replacement, but I'm hoping Delhi solves that problem.
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