Further south

Trip Start Sep 22, 2004
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Trip End Dec 13, 2004


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Tuesday, November 9, 2004

Hospet turned out to be a pleasant little country town. I took a day trip out to Hampi to see the ruins. The countryside is strewn with *huge* boulders, many of them balanced in seemingly precarious piles (although I was told they don't fall down, and have been there a very long time). I found a very informative guide who explained much of what I saw. There are some very involved stories spelt out in the stone carvings so I was glad to get an explanation. This was a half day tour and by that stage I was getting weary, and could feel I was once again sunburnt, despite my sunblock. Unfortunately I'd lost my hat in Mumbai, so my face and neck were quite red.

I was going to return to Hampi for the other half of the tour, but I realised I was too burnt to consider another half day in the sun. Perhaps I'll return there again one day.

From Hospet I caught a bus to Bangalore. Bangalore had markets very reminiscent of Kuala Lumpur. Stayed two nights and then travelled by train to Mysore when I am now. Haven't had a look around yet but there's a large palace in the city and a zoo to check out, so I'll report back on that next time.
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dougvale
dougvale on Jul 25, 2007 at 07:57AM

Hi Timmy
Thanks for posting this blog. It's given me a lot to think about and has helped me to prepare for my trip to India...Really Appreciated...

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