Skip to main content

My Trip to Hampi


I visited Hampi in the month of July, 2013. Hampi was a famous city during the rule of king Krishnadevaraya. 

We drove to Hampi with my uncle, aunt, and cousin Sahana. It is a six hour drive to Hospet from Bangalore. You have to stay in Hospet, as there are no hotels in Hampi, as it is a small historic town 10-15 minutes away from Hospet. We stayed in a hotel called Malligi. It is a three star hotel and is a really good place to stay in.

We visited a bear sanctuary called Daroji National Park, on the same day we arrived in Hospet. The road leading us to the view point at the National Park involved a bit of off- roading. We waited for a long time to spot a sloth bear and finally my cousin sister spotted one! They take a lot of time to come out of their caves. Now   we know why they are called sloth bears!

The next day we went to the Virupaksha temple. From the temple, we walked through the Hampi Market. We went on a coracle ride across the river Tungabhadra. The boat man who took us across the river called himself Cobra! It was a nice experience as we also had to help steer the boat at certain points. In between the ride we had to get off the boat and walk for some time on the banks of the river, to give the boat man a break! On the other side of the river, were the famous musical pillars, which we unfortunately could not touch as they were restoring it and visitors are no longer allowed to touch them.. Then we saw the famous Stone Chariot, which is an amazing piece of architecture. We also saw the queen’s bath and the public bath. All these are open as they can collect rain water. There is also a thirteen foot tall statue of Ugra Narsimha, built using a single rock (monolithic).

MY EXPERIENCE 

My visit to Hampi  was a wonderful experience, as many of the structures, like that of Lord Ganesha, are monolithic (built using a single stone). It was sad that we could stay only for two days! 

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Born from Imagination: The Story of the Ferrari 3Z Spider

The Californified ferrari as I jokingly called it while discussing with my friend a truly odd ball Ferrari that one would not have heard or come across. Those who have seen or heard of this Ferrari would have the statement or expression as “oh that Ferrari” or “is that even a Ferrari”. Which Ferrari am I talking about, you ask? It's none other than the Ferrari 3Z Spider concept, designed by Carrozzeria Zagato and shown first at the 1971 Turin motor show.  About the design and the car Luigi Chinetti The car was under Luigi Chinetti's commission, the design is distinctive from other custom body Ferrari’s. Zagato was a famous coach designer from Milan, Italy. The car was commissioned by Luigi Chinetti, a famous Italian race car driver. After immigrating to the United States during World War II, he went on to contest the 24 Hours of Le Mans twelve times, winning on three occasions, and claimed two victories at the 24 Hours of Spa Francorchamps. He went on to create the North Ameri...
3 comments
Read more

Welcome back Supra

The Toyota Supra like all the other Japanese sports cars was a tuners dream, when launched it competed with the Nissan GTR’s Mazda RX-7, and Honda NSX. This blog is written to address the issue of how we are left with only one true Japanese sports car that has stuck to its grass roots, that is the Nissan GTR, the R35 is still the supercar beater that it always was but with a slightly higher price tag. The motive of this essay is to convey my thoughts on how Toyota killed the Supra yet it is re-born as a fierce samurai fighter who was raised in Germany. About the Supra The fighter was born as regular old sports car with low horse power, and highly reliable engine. The car starts its journey 40 years back in 1979 as the Celica Supra, the middle name a reference to its shared chassis with Toyota’s smaller Celica sports coupe.   Later in the 80’s the two models split the celiac was the smaller sports car but the more success full car was the supra. ...
1 comment
Read more
my new car: this is about my experience with my Tata bolt . recently we purchased the Tata bolt, it is a new launch from the Tata's. after we purchased it we decided to drive it down to my grandparents house. it was launched after the sedan version which is the zest. Our car is the high  end variant , so it is loaded with luxurious features such as the Harman  entertainment system,which is normally found in high end cars. Coming to the performance it has the same revotron engine as the zest. It is a 1.2 l petrol engine which is powerful. It also manages to give a millage of 13 km per liter for better millage at cruising speeds there is an option of an Eco  mode this increases the fuel efficiency even more. The other mode is the sports mode this provides a sudden boost of power while over taking. The cabin is really comfortable and it has the best  space and leg room in its class. the car lacks a bit of boot space , well this is done on purpose as the more spac...
Post a Comment
Read more