Bijapur, India

... of an ancient Hindu civilization to paradise of pigs...yes you guessed it lots and lots of sh!t all in one city - Bijapur. Apparently one of the most important centres of Islamic architecture but now is a crumbling pig sty...sorry but the truth. We ...

Bijapur was also a short stop off on our way north. We visited the 2nd largest dome in the world, the largest being in St Peters Rome, at a tomb of Mohammed Adil Shah -Gol Gumbaz. Also known as the poor man's taj mahal. Inside the pretty impressive ...

In many ways it was the same story as Badami here; brilliant sights but not much else. Here we saw the Golgumbaz with it's massive dome, it is said that if you whisper on one side of the dome what is said can be heard on the opposite side. Sadly school ...

QUe de jolies mosquees et de mausoles!