Nov 6, 2009 - Hampi

Hello from Hampi! After a bus breakdown and 21 hours of travelling (for a 300km trip) we've finally arrived at Hampi! But just to recap, on our last day in Mumbai we took a ferry from the Indian Gateway to Elephant Island, about 9km outside Mumbai. ... Now we're in Hampi for a few days and heading towards the south. ...

Nov 1, 2009 - Estamos Hampi =)

FER: Hola, nos emos alejado dela playa y estamos en el pueboo de HAMPI. Luckyly one of our friends JOEL came with us and by the time we'd gotten off the bus at Hampi, we'd grown our group to include Mateo (italian) and Virginia and Olivia (Spaniards) =) Something about the language that brings us together i think, eitherway we're now partying together =) Today we rented some bikes and went on a tour of the area on our own, but i'll post pics later and show you. ... Ok well we've got to catch a bus to Bangalore so we'll talk later =) Caro: Wow its been forever since the last time I wrote in our journal.FER: Hola, nos emos alejado dela playa y estamos en el pueboo de HAMPI. Luckyly one of our friends JOEL came with us and by the time we'd gotten off the bus at Hampi, we'd grown our group to include Mateo (italian) and Virginia and Olivia (Spaniards) =) Something about the language that brings us together i think, eitherway we're now partying together =) Today we rented some bikes and went on a tour of the area on our own, but i'll post pics later and show you. ... Ok well we've got to catch a bus to Bangalore so we'll talk later =) Caro: Wow its been forever since the last time I wrote in our journal....

Aug 16, 2009 - Donna Paula - Hampi

G'day, After two great days of fishing, lazing about in the sun and exploring Donna Paula Jess and I got an early taxi to Vasco Da Gama to catch the express train to Hospet. After some negotiating ( got him down from 120R to 50R ) we got on a motorised rickshaw for the thirty minute ride to Hampi. ... This large town was once home to tens of thousands of devoted Hindu's who built over five hundred temples and shrines to their gods.G'day, After two great days of fishing, lazing about in the sun and exploring Donna Paula Jess and I got an early taxi to Vasco Da Gama to catch the express train to Hospet. After some negotiating ( got him down from 120R to 50R ) we got on a motorised rickshaw for the thirty minute ride to Hampi. ... This large town was once home to tens of thousands of devoted Hindu's who built over five hundred temples and shrines to their gods....

Feb 9, 2009 - Hampi

Back into Karnataka to Hampi, once a grand Hindu city, but now in ruins after Muslims attacked about 500 years ago. ... Friends who have been to India before, all recommended Hampi to me as one of the highlights of their travels, so I came with high expectations. ... Hampi did not disappoint though and my expectations have been met. ... Staying across the river from the main Hampi bazaar takes us away from the hassle of the shops and rickshaw touts. ... Moving on from Hampi later this evening. ...

Jan 28, 2009 - hampi

hallo allemaal, Zoals jullie kunnen zien zijn we nu in Hampi,Karnatika. ... Het enige probleem was dat we niet zo lang op het station hadden in Hospet(Hampi heeft geen treinstation)om uit te stappen en dat er ondertussen allerlei rickshaw chauffeurs waren in gestapt om klanten te werven en er ook nog een Indiaase familie met veel bagage vonden dat ze wel konden instappen terwijl iedereen nog uit de trein moest. ... De komende dagen gaan we lopend en op de fiets Hampi bekijken,want er is hier veel te zien qua temples en ruines er ook het landschap is erg fasineerend. ... Hampi ligt aan een rivier en wij verblijven aan het meer rustige gedeelte aan de overkant,met een fantastisch uitzicht op rijstvelden en bergen van grote stenen. ... Hello everybody, As you can see we're in Hampi,Karnatika. ...

Jan 19, 2009 - Hampi via Hospit

1-19 Left 9:30 for Hospit. Needless to say, this was one hair raising ride and our closest to collision yet, just inches before he swerved back into our lane, a truely exciting time was had by all, HA! Arriving in Hospit around 6 we realized it was not where we wanted to stay for the night plus we wanted to find a reasonable ON where there might be cable TV for tomor inauguration! We took tuk tuk to Hampi(on the way we passed another 9 bullock carts, they are really 'the thing' in this area) and Laxmi Hotel (after Bon investigated 3 other places w/ our tuk tuk driver's 'assistance') is where we ended up for 700 r. ... In the afternoon we walked the Hampi Bazaar area, gave Lakshmi(Virupaksha temple elephant) a 1 r. ... coin and received her blessing, and toured the ruins of the area including Hemakuta Hill.1-19 Left 9:30 for Hospit. Needless to say, this was one hair raising ride and our closest to collision yet, just inches before he swerved back into our lane, a truely exciting time was had by all, HA! Arriving in Hospit around 6 we realized it was not where we wanted to stay for the night plus we wanted to find a reasonable ON where there might be cable TV for tomor inauguration! We took tuk tuk to Hampi(on the way we passed another 9 bullock carts, they are really 'the thing' in this area) and Laxmi Hotel (after Bon investigated 3 other places w/ our tuk tuk driver's 'assistance') is where we ended up for 700 r. ... In the afternoon we walked the Hampi Bazaar area, gave Lakshmi(Virupaksha temple elephant) a 1 r. ... coin and received her blessing, and toured the ruins of the area including Hemakuta Hill....

Nov 25, 2008 - Boring - another World Heritage Site

Not much to say as I took the train to Hampi, a nine hour journey. ... The only thing of note is that the train had quite a few whities all heading to Hampi to see this wonder. ... My little tuc-tuc driver tells me he will drive me all the way to Hampi as the train station is Hospet, about 15kms from Hampi. ... We negotiate and we are off on the INDY 500, ala the mad dash to Hampi to get a hotel. ... “Now buddy, look in my eyes – what part of NO don’t you understand” We are the first to Hampi and I get the last room in the hotel of my choice, expensive, and explain the law of supply and demand to the owner. ...

Apr 9, 2008 - Hampi

Hampi isch super haerzig ! Do gfallts mir, dorum blibi no e biz ! Ha ufem Zug d Anna vo Irland kenneglernt und am Bahnhof in Hospet dr Malte vo Koeln. ... Haenn beschlosse zaemme die halsbraecherischi Fahrt mit allne Gepaeckschtuegg samt uns 3, eim Gastank, eim extra Fahrgascht und em Fahrer in eim Tuktuk uf uns z nae !!! Sin alli xund und munter ako und haenn e naetts glains Guesthouse gfunde.Hampi isch super haerzig ! Do gfallts mir, dorum blibi no e biz ! Ha ufem Zug d Anna vo Irland kenneglernt und am Bahnhof in Hospet dr Malte vo Koeln. ... Haenn beschlosse zaemme die halsbraecherischi Fahrt mit allne Gepaeckschtuegg samt uns 3, eim Gastank, eim extra Fahrgascht und em Fahrer in eim Tuktuk uf uns z nae !!! Sin alli xund und munter ako und haenn e naetts glains Guesthouse gfunde....

Mar 6, 2008 - Hampi

Tome un bus nocturno a Hampi. ... Llegamos a Hampi, encontre hotel, dormi un par de horas, y sali a ver las ruinas. ... En general son un monton de templillos y capillas hindues esparcidas por una gran area.Tome un bus nocturno a Hampi. ... Llegamos a Hampi, encontre hotel, dormi un par de horas, y sali a ver las ruinas. ... En general son un monton de templillos y capillas hindues esparcidas por una gran area....

Mar 4, 2008 - Hampi

Other traveler's talk a lot about then temples of Hampi and its landscape of precariously balanced giant granite boulders. ... Hampi also has more than its fair share of banana plantations and rice paddies. ... The sights at Hampi are very spread out and a minimum of two days are required to see them all so hiring some form of transport was essential. ...

Feb 22, 2008 - Hampi Childrens Trust

As mentioned in my previous blog – I went to visit the children of Harmony House, which is run by The Hampi Children’s Trust – and I was truly moved and charmed by these children, they are street children who if they did not have the support of HCT would have no chance of schooling. ... Like all Indian children they love to have their photos taken so the camera was a huge hit! On my second visit Celia who works there full time was telling me they were having their 1st birthday party for one of the little girls, most of these kids don’t understand what a birthday is, in some cases they have had to make up a date with the little information they have…makes me sad just typing that fact…! Rather than try to explain what HCT do I have retyped the flyer they give out to visitors – PLEASE read it, and if you can help please do! I intend to do some fund raising when I get home – so be warned you will all be getting harassed in some shape or form! The Hampi Children’s Trust (HCT) is a non-profit making Public Charitable Trust, based in the ancient historic town of Hampi, the fabled capital of the Vijayanagara Empire, in the state of Karnataka, India. ... The aim of the Trust is to promote + improve the educational prospects of those young children (aged 4 to 16 years) living in Hampi Bazaar who currently do not receive an education, primarily because their parent do not allow them to attend school, preferring instead to send them out begging for money from the many Westerners who visit the magnificent Hampi site during the tourist season. ... The HCT’s initial aims are modest, with the first project (funded by Tim Brown, of Stafford, and & Kali Das, of Hampi itself)_ beginning in May 2007. ... We are employing a cook and buying food ingredients, in order to provide an initial group0 of 10 children with 3 meals a day, 7 days a week, providing school uniforms and essential materials, and enrolling them at a small private school at the far end of Hampi Bazaar main street. ...

Feb 21, 2008 - Heavenly Hampi

I've been in Hampi for 4 days, but it seems so much longer I have had such a wonderful time, with so many happy memories to leave with. ... Hampi Day 1 On arriving in Hampi I never for a moment thought I would feel like this, Hampi is full of extremes, extreme beauty, extreme poverty and extreme smells (not of a good type!) It has the obligatory cattle and chickens roaming the street and lots of children begging for pens / chocolate / rupees and smack in the middle of the noise and the chaos is the most amazing temple with alls its beauty, heritage and splendour. ... Having met my lovely neighbours I decided to stay where I was and I am so glad I did, meeting them really made Hampi special Hampi Day 2 Hampi is famous for its temples and ruins which date back to the 14th century so I set off for the day to explore - your really cant go very far without falling over a ruin or a temple, I decided to take the easier option and had a tour on a boat up the river, when I say boat its more like a basket on the water - but it was lovely, someone else did all the work and I took the pictures. ... Day 3 Hampi's mosquito's seem to have taken rather a shine to me and today I suffered badly with swollen, itchy ankles so decided to take it easy and chill out at the guest house, the others pretty much had the same idea but went off into the next town to (allegedly) get money from the ATM, they came back fully loaded with mosquito prevention & cure equipment and beer!! I think it was really the beer they went for! Hampi is extremely religious and no alcohol or meat is permitted, so it was all rather furtive on the patio drinking their beer out of coffee cups! We all sat around chatting and playing backgammon for the afternoon and again set off for the Mango tree for dinner - all very relaxing and great fun. ... Later in the afternoon Christian, the children and I went to visit the children at Harmony House, which is a charity that was set up by an English guy here in Hampi to get the street kids into school, it is a fabulous place doing fabulous work but struggle to find finance and support - I'm going to do an entry just for Harmony House in the next day or two with more info on the kids and how (if you want to)you can help them! In the evening we all climbed - and I mean climbed - up a mountain to see the sunset from one of the temples, think it was a watch tower. ...