Although it was very hard for us to drag ourselves from the beautiful beach, we eventually managed after two trains and 24 hours to get to Hampi, a strange town full of temples and massive boulders. It was an amazing landscape which seemed a perfect setting for the Flintstones! We certainly had a yabba daba doo time there as well, climbing on the boulders (well, I watched and Nikki climbed!) and visiting some unusual temples such as an underground Shiva temple, which we had to wade through shin height water in the dark to walk around, with literally hundreds of bats flapping overhead. It felt like being in Tomb Raider, it was great!
The rest of the time we had there was spent relaxing round the river area, watching elephants get bathed and watching Indian life go by amongst a backdrop that must have barely changed in hundreds of years. I can't believe the Indian leg of the trip is nearly finished now, I'm writing this whilst in transit between Hampi and Mumbai, our last stop before flying out to Kathmandu on the 21st. We arrive in Mumbai just in time for Holi - should be interesting!
The rest of the time we had there was spent relaxing round the river area, watching elephants get bathed and watching Indian life go by amongst a backdrop that must have barely changed in hundreds of years. I can't believe the Indian leg of the trip is nearly finished now, I'm writing this whilst in transit between Hampi and Mumbai, our last stop before flying out to Kathmandu on the 21st. We arrive in Mumbai just in time for Holi - should be interesting!
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