Highlights of Hampi
Some misc photos:
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More than a dozen wild monkeys at a hill-top temple in Hampi
Including this mother with baby – so cute! Had to include this pic for Susan! Apparently the mother’s very red face means she is ready for to mate again… They may be wild, but they are definitely used to humans – they will take bananas and nuts (one at a time, stuffing their cheek) out … Continue reading More than a dozen wild monkeys at a hill-top temple in Hampi
Arrived in Hampi this morning
Pronounced HUMpee, this magical area (a World Heritage site) is full of hundreds of temples and granite boulders. Peaceful, relaxing. I can see why people say this is a can’t-miss-place (#2 after Varanasi) I lost my buff in Mysore 2 days ago, so I have to wear my geeky safari hat – though it does protect … Continue reading Arrived in Hampi this morning
Moorea – rainy but having fun!
Yesterday we do a boat trip (sing along: a 3 hour tour) which culminated in an amazing swim/pet stingrays in waist deep water (photos to come after trip, on the waterproof camera). We rented a car for 2 days (sometimes it’s sunnier on the north shore) which gave us some freedom, sightseeing without a tour, … Continue reading Moorea – rainy but having fun!
Map of India and my stops
Map of my India trip note that some town names in my “flags” will have slightly different spelling (due to new and old names), but if it sounds close, it’s the same Here is the list of places I visited (with state name for the first time entering a state): Chennai, Tamil Nadu Mamallapuram Pondy … Continue reading Map of India and my stops
Note about blog entries being out of chronological order
Note that “Highlights of [town]” blog entries are usually out of sequence wrt other entries, i.e. they tend to happen after I’ve moved on. For example, the recent Highlights of Kochi and Bangalore entries came after my general Hampi and arrived in Goa entries, which does NOT mean that I went to Kochi and Bangalore … Continue reading Note about blog entries being out of chronological order
Leaving for Goa early in the morning
There was no night train from Hampi. I should have considered the night sleeper bus (apparently you get a sleepable bunk – not reclining seats). Then again, The Book says to avoid night buses. Then again, I’ve met plenty of travelers who like them. In the meantime, some more Hampi photos: – the river, with … Continue reading Leaving for Goa early in the morning
A coule of little points missed in recent posts
Hampi: it’s a World Heritage site. Communicating in English: Note: there is a movement in India to make Hindi the official country-wide unifying language, but south India is resisting the idea because English is the common second language – hardly anyone speaks Hindi in the south. Recall that virtually every state (certainly in the south) has … Continue reading A coule of little points missed in recent posts
Now in Mysore after one brief night in Bangalore
The flight was great, though I was only in Bangalore (in the state of Karnataka) long enough to sleep, eat breakfast and wander the veg/fruit/flower market. The cones of coloured powder are kumkum, used for bindi dots on the foreheads of married women, as well as for religious rituals. Update: By the way, Bangalore looked … Continue reading Now in Mysore after one brief night in Bangalore
Flying to Bangalore tonight
On Kingfisher airlines – yes, the same company that owns the popular Indian beer Kingfisher (they are quite the conglomerate; they also have branded bottled drinking water). And I did see actual kingfishers on power lines in the backwaters… The flight is 1hr20min flight, vs a wait-listed overnight train ride. Does anybody work with outsourced … Continue reading Flying to Bangalore tonight