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Hampi..the holy town.
UNITED KINGDOM | Friday, 21 March 2008 | Views [147]
We're in Hampi at the moment, in the state of Karnataka. Hampi has over 3000 temples, everywhere you look there are temple ruins and carvings of the Gods. It's so hot here, and there is no sea nearby to jump into, only a river, but we haven't sen ANY women in it. We really have to cover ourselves here because it's offensive to show our sholders and stuff...which makes it all a bit hotter. Yesterday we woke up at 5 o'clock and went to the top of a hill to watch the sunrise which was amazing...then we went on a tour around all of the temples which was really interesting and there were loads of Monkeys in fig trees just chucking figs at us. Because Hampi is a holy town there is NO alcohol, it's illegal, so if you want a drink you have to get a boat to the otherside of the river but there is no elctricity on that side so the drinks are just really hot! Today we are getting an overnight bus to Mangalore and then another bus to Ko Chin in Kerala, which I'm really excited about. Tomorrow is "Holi" which is a festival that celebrates the first day of spring...apparently it's mad and everyone chucks powder paint around, so all the markets on the streets at the moment are selling loads of diferent colours! And we've also heard that the locals like to attack the tourists with colour and water guns...which should be fun!
Lots of love.xxx
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