Re: A little bit of Karnataka

Hope to see many such logs from you in future. Ride hard. Ride safe.

Re: A little bit of Karnataka

Kaveldurga and Nagara Fort

Proper ruins and not much to see, but these places have their own charm, no? Besides the ride was rough and challenging..

Kaveldurga, after about 1 km of trek










Nagara Fort or what remains of it..






Murudeswara




They take you on boat rides and then let you float in the water, awesome experience. You can even take beers with you if you want




HAMPI

This is a small peaceful slow moving town and of course the famous tourist destination.. A river flows from between the town and divides the town in to two districts. On the side of the temples you won't even find non vegetarian food, let alone booze. On other side of the river however you can find non vegetarian food and beer if you search diligently enough..

The restaurants serve amazingly tasty vegetarian food (try Prince restaurant). There are mattresses in almost all the restaurants and no body minds if you rest a while or just read a book. And this is the kind of place Hampi is, explore the ruins, laze around and read books. All the places to stay are situated in a small bazaar that takes hardly 10 minutes to completely explore, and yet there are 5-6 book stores in such a small area..

Hampi is a prefect weekend gateway to relax after a hectic week...






















The only place we found beer in this town teeming with foreign tourists, and even here only I was drinking while one foreigner smoked pot..











The landscape is just filled with boulders...














According to the legend the landscape came about when Bali and Sugreev hurled stones at each other during the years of their fighting, below is the cave where Sugreev is said to have lived. Its on a mountain but I forgot the name, but it is very near the town and its not possible to miss that peak











The world famous Stone Chariot






Phew.. finally completed.. Hope you enjoyed the pictures and found some places to ride to in future..

Re: A little bit of Karnataka

Splendid pics with a dash of history.

Re: A little bit of Karnataka

This is getting interesting Keep it coming

Re: A little bit of Karnataka

There is a huge water body, the thing is no 1 is allowed to go there.When you went to the dam you might have seen a mark beyond which you were not allowed to go, well if you keep walking it leads to the water. It is quite far as well.