6th - To Hampi

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On the 6th I left the easy life of Palolem and ventured once more into the crazy world. I traveled on a train which took about 9 hours and then arrived in the fascinating ruins of Hampi. I stayed in a guest house that you had to cross the river to get too. I did some exploring, the pictures will tell you more! It was all occupied in the 13 hundreds, a massive civilisation. Chett, whom I met in Palolem, came to meet me on the 8th and we cycled and explored for 3 days, so nice to have someone to share your experiences with for a change and do something different! We had such a good time and many stories were exchanged! He did a 4yr travel stretch before, is now a school teacher and is doing the Iron Man in March which involves a 180km bike ride, 26km run and a 2km swim (something like that). However we parted yesterday (11th) as he went back to South Africa and I moved on south to Mysore.

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Photos

Hampi
Massive temple in the centre of Hampi.

Hampi
This is the river that I had to cross to get to where I was staying.

Hampi
Bolders literally cover Hampi for as far as you can see!

Hampi
A farmer ploughs a field with the boulders in the background.

Hampi
Among the ruins some temples still stand...

Hampi
It has such a magical feel to the place, just like time has stopped and the people who once lived here still are...

Hampi
Unfortunatly I don't think that my photos do any of this incredible landscape justice.

Hampi
How do these rocks get here?

Hampi
Little round boats in the water and cows walking by.

Hampi
I rented a bike and came across more ruins, they really are fantastic if you walk around them.

Hampi
This is the place grounds and the bridge thing running across the picture is how they bought water in.

Hampi
A stroll through banana plantations.

Hampi
Me.

Hampi
I am sorry to have to say that it looks so like 'Age Of Empires' - a game we used to play, shocking to compare it to that :s !

Hampi
I still can't get over the landscape...

Hampi
Me resting halfway up the hill to a temple. Another fantastic view.

Hampi
Me on top of the hill. Just to my right is the little town of Hampi.

Hampi
Me again...

Hampi
On one of our very fantastic bike rides.

Hampi
I think this is amazing. This is a swimming pool in the Royal area. It can be used at any time, even if there was only a foot of water at the bottom, due to all the ledges.

Comments

[Ashley]

Looks like fun...
Hi Kate!! Long time no hear sweetie pie. Looks like you and Chet had loads of fun! Keep rockin in a free world. x ash