HAMPI, May 17-18, 2009 As we reached the gates of Hampi, we were greeted by a sight straight out of the film ‘Sholay’. No Gabbar Singh or Viru here, but picture a small hamlet, if you can, surrounded by hills, rocky interludes and the Ruins, through which ran a solitary road. (See the picture at [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Hampi’
Strolling through history in Hampi – I
Posted: June 9, 2009 in TraveloguesTags: Hampi, NH 13, Tungabhadra Dam
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Strolling through history – II
Posted: June 9, 2009 in TraveloguesTags: Dharwad, Hampi, Hubli, Kishkinda, Mahanavami Dibba, Vitthala Temple
Pic on top: The water supply system at Hampi Pic above: The Vitthala Temple The next stop was the Queen’s Bath. Hell, it could give a modern-day indoor air-conditioned swimming pool a run for its money. The royals sure knew how to look after their queens! Not only was there a pool, there were also [...]
Driving Round the Country Side. First stop: Bijapur
Posted: June 2, 2009 in TraveloguesTags: Bijapur, Dandeli, Dapoli, Hampi, Hubli
1st Leg, May 16: Pune-Islampur-Sangli-Athni-Bijapur 2nd Leg: May 17: Bijapur-Hampi 3rd Leg: May 18: Hampi-Hubli (night halt) 4th Leg: May 19: Hubli-Dandeli 5th Leg: May 22: Dandeli-Kolhapur (night halt) 6th Leg: May 23: Kolhapur-Chiplun-Dapoli 7th Leg: May 24: Dapoli-Polladpur-Pune Just playing with the headline from an old school joke, that’s all! We called it FRCS then… This trip was much shorter then [...]
It’s been a crazy ten odd days – driving from Pune to Bijapur to Hampi to Dandeli to Dapoli and back to Pune. And in that madness was bliss! It was an experience driving through the jungles and the ghats in Karnataka, once inhabited by the infamous Veerappan and lots of wild animals. The first [...]
