!! Hampi !!

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Hi everone it's me, Alia. Well, we've been in Hampi for about 4 days now, and we all are enjoying it. The bus ride to get here wasn't so enjoyable, because what was supposed to be luxurious, was bumpy, cramped, not to mention overnight. Yet, out of some miracle we made it all in one piece. But, it was worth it. We arrived at 7:00 am, and had to carry all 9 of our bags to our hotel room. We found a hotel with a wonderful veiw of the rice paddies, rock formations and the river. Hampi is mostly ruins, and temples of all the Hindu gods. It is considered a holy city and also where Hanuman ( the monkey god) was born. Hampi is in it's condition because in the 1500's the musllm rulers desroyed a sum of Hampi and it's temples, thus, leaving it in ruins. See!, I have been learning history! Anyway, on our second day in Hampi, we visited the main temple, the temple of shiva, the god of destruction and creation. We all were amazed at how tall the structure was, and of course how old it was. Visiting the Hanuman temple was also one of our destinations in Hampi. It's description? A small white temple surrounded by rocks, high up on a (I don't know the height) mountain. Beautiful veiws of the river, shiva temple and all the rice paddies. But I have to say, the 575 steps up to the temple probably was the most intriguing part of the day! Well that's all for now, bye!😊

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Photos

The Shiva Temple
The nine story structure known as the main temple of Hampi.

Hanuman Temple
The stunning veiw seen off one of the only temples on a high, rocky hill.

Sunset in Hampi
One of the everyday sunset veiws just waiting to be adored.

Laxmi, the Holy Elephant of the Main Temple
What do you get if you give an elephant a coin? A blessing on the head! Now that's somthing you don't see everyday.