Hampi

If you want a painful detailing of the train system in India, please take a moment to read Salim's posting on Hampi. Basically, we boarded at night for our 12 hour journey, *tried* to sleep, used the bathroom once and only once because it was a nasty, urine soaked hole in ground (literally), got off asap and tried not to think of the trip home until absolutely necessary.

The ruins made the trip worthwhile. I've posted a few of my favorite, but I have over 100 if you are interested in more. The place was unbelievable for two reasons:
1. You could go anywhere, literally. There were no off limits signs or ropes cordoning off delapidated stairways, etc.
2. We had this hilarious tour guide constantly screaming, 'hello, excuse me, please come...' the first day that entertained us for hours.






















This is one of the main temples in Hampi. There was a great bizarre at the entrance of it. We spent a lot of time and rupees there. There were a lot of kids around and they were fascinated with us. This little boy was so stoked to get a couple of pieces of fruit. I just had to take his picture.