Hospet
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India: random thoughts and bizarre facts
Random thoughts, facts and bits of interesting stuff about everyday India through a traveller's eyes. RANDOM 'ONLY IN INDIA' SIGHTS ... a pig licking a whining dog on the street. (Bundi) ... a dog happily running down the street chasing squeeling ...
Did I mention I hate Pune?
... Boy recliner, not bad, actually, and 1000 times better than 2nd class on the train. Hubli was nothing special, but rather ore pleasant than Pune. From there I travelled to Hospet, again by bus, although just your average reclining coach seat this ...
V sirotcinci
Po nasem setkani se sympatickym Benediktem a Marii, jsme tedy jeli v patek ve 14. hodin na sraz s nimi, ktery byl v sirotcinci Don Bosco. Katolicka charitativni organizace, kterou zalozil zminovany Don Bosco z Turina a ktera funguje po celem svete. Po ...
Louise is still in the hospital..12 drip bags late
We went to visit Louise today in the worst hospital I've ever seen in my life...I'm talking circa 1920's. Of our sick experiences amongst the group thus far consisting of concussion, surface wounds, , food poisoning...no matter what it is that you ...
Backwaters and treking
... the majority of tourists that visit Cochin have more money to spend (and tend to be older) than in other touristy spots of India. This of course affects those traveling on a tighter budget and makes me wonder if the locals can continue to afford to live ...
Leaving Hampi
We're leaving Hampi to Udaipur to meet with Tomer. It's gonna be a long ride: a private bus from Hospet to Mumbai and a train from Mumbai to ...
My First Rickshaw
We stayed here only for a small time and took a rickshaw to Hampi. This was my first time on a rickshaw, but otherwise nothing ...
Hellride from Majorda (Goa) to Hospet (Karnataka)
... prepared ... the ride was from Margao (not far from Majorda where I was staying), leaving at 7pm and arriving at 5am in Hospet the following morning. I slept all day before, got drinks of water and snacks, didn't drink too much so that I wouldn't need to ...
Our first Indian train Journey
... sprinkled on top of it. All in all the train journey was much easier than we expected and the time flew by. We arrived at Hospet train station and were jumped on as soon as walked outside by Indians trying to get you to go to their hotel or to sell you a ...
H'amazing Hampi and lovely Mysore
... one of my favourite places in India – ranking in the top 3 at least. I left Hampi that same evening on a bus to Hospet and then an overnight bus to Bangalore (yes – the IT nerve centre of India and the bane of English telephone users!). The ...
The stone chariot in Hampi
Established in 13th. century the Vijaynagar empire had a glorious run for almost 250 years. Hampi was the proud capital of the empire during its golden days in the beginning ...
Day 15 - Hospet and the Hampi site
... closed her eyes for a few minutes but I stayed awake - and we kept our suitcases at the ready. So when we arrived at Hospet at 5.25am we weren't surprised and we were ready to get off the train - with no-one to meet us. A porter, with excellent ...
Bollywood big break (!) and Goan monsoons
... and arches, plus ornate balustrades and verandas, are doing their best to stand up to the rigours of an independent India. Some are being maintained beautifully, others being restored, many in need of some loving care and others seemingly abandoned. I ...
Hampi Festival
... I was mostly looking forward to the dance and dance costumes! We both got little of what we were looking for. The hotel in Hospet is only about 15 kms from the entrance to the ruins. The programs were scheduled to begin each night at 6pm at many ...
Arrival to Hampi! New Adventure!
... on the train. Arriving in hospet at the train station you will get swarmed by "Rick shaw" drivers wanting to take you to Hampi, about 10Rs is the average ...
Almost to the end, so sad
Arrived early in the morning. Hospet is a very small town, one street, lots of people though. Like 100,000 or something. We relaxed this morning and took a tuk tuk to Hampi, the main attraction of the area, in the afternoon. Really, ...
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