We are at the same hotel tonight so no packing required this morning - that is always a treat. We set off about 8 for our visit to Hampi, one of the most extensive historical sites in the world. Capital of the largest of all southern India Kingdoms for more than 200 years from the Early 14th century.
We made many short drives and stops throughout the day, visiting lots of temples and the king and the (2) queens palaces. All the structures are intricately carved.
We had a lunch stop at a small hotel, tried the stuffed potato paratha and some vegetable pakoras, and cold beer of course. It was warmer than yesterday, so we stopped at a store to buy cold beer on the way back to the hotel (for our before dinner drinks). The guys were happy as they couldn't get beer yesterday, everywhere was 'dry' due to a Muslim holiday, even the hotel. Our tour manager tried to get them to serve beer to us in a teapot but they said they couldn't (big fine I think).
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