Tag Archives: Hampi
Reeling in the Year:2014
Today marks one year since we pulled on our rucksacks and said goodbye to Lucy and Martin in Greenwich, London. We boarded the train to Heathrow with a one way ticket to Perth Australia via Delhi, Bangkok and Bali. Our tummies were tumbling, there was mixture of excitement, fear, sadness and nerves inside. Little did […]
Hampi Birthday Mum!
“My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!” Nothing beside remains. Round the Decay. 1336: Telugu Prince Harihararaya chooses Hampi as his new Capital city. Over the next couple of centuries it grows into the largest Hindu Empires in Indian history.Over 500,000 people will call it home before… 1565: […]
Monday..Tuesday.. Hampi Days!
Yet another early start awaited us to make the connection to Hampi. The 1 hour taxi ride was uneventful (for a change) and we arrived at Madgoan Railway Station with about 25 mins to spare to wait on our train to Hospet Junction (Hub for Hampi). Our train rocked up only 5 minutes late and […]
