Now camped out in Soofia's home-town Bangalore, but first Hampi... Hopped on the day train to Hospet for Hampi from Margao in Goa and met a nice couple on the train.. Very nice ride; first up through the mountains and jungle, past waterfalls. Then across a fertile plain with huge fields of sunflower, red peppers, corn, and other crops we couldn't identify. I hopped of the train to get some small bills at one stop and semi-accidentally bought almost 2 bunches of bananas; at least the price was good. At Hospet we disembarked into the typical group of rickshaw touts and used the rude, but most effective tactic of politely saying 'no thanks' once, then ferociously ignoring. We decided to book our tickets onward to Bangalore right then, since we were at the station. Booking tickets
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