Gallery: Virupaksha Temple and the Vijayanagara Empire in Hampi!

The awesome Virupaksha temple rearing up from the centre of Hampi town.
The awesome Virupaksha temple rearing up from the centre of Hampi town.

Having escaped the threat of a torrential ten days in Goa, we arrived late afternoon in Hampi, a famed area chockablock with ruins and history, as well as being a chilled out spot that allegedly some find very difficult to leave. I expected swathes of dry desert liberally sprinkled with boulders; we actually found grass, palm trees, great bushes of flowers, and of course rocks and sand although this wasn’t immediately obvious as we arrived to blackened clouds, torrential downpour and no power to the whole town. From the relative safety of a candle lit roof top restaurant, only the occasional fit of lightning reminded us that if the world was coming to an end, it still existed for now. Did the deluge of water stop? Would our successful run of no Delhi belly continue? Would I eat something that didn’t involve a curry?

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A Random Travel Photo!

These are the Vietnamese soldiers attacking the Khmer empire, their helmets representing upside down Lotus flowers.These are the Vietnamese soldiers attacking the Khmer empire, their helmets representing upside down Lotus flowers.
These are the Vietnamese soldiers attacking the Khmer empire, their helmets representing upside down Lotus flowers.

Random Travelling Notes

If you are surprised to see Liverpool being soundly beaten by a local Peruvian side on national TV, it may well be the Liverpool in Uruguay that is playing…