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Hampi - land of giants

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February 14th 2007
So, from Goa we headed up to Hampi. Train was very late but we just managed to get a guest house in Hampi before everything closed. Hampi is actaully really small, just a few tiny streets, which is nice. It's a very chilled out place with lots of roof top cafes and amazing scenery. We went to Hampi for the ruins of ancient Hindu templed and palace. It really is an awsom ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more