Friday, March 13, 2009

Trip to Hampi, Aihole, Puttadakal & Badami

Vittala Temple, Hampi

Started from Bangalore on 9th March by train at 10:30pm ... Hampi Express...

Reached Hospet on 10th morning .. checked in at Hotel Priyadarshan (good food & accomodation )... booked a cab for 2 days thru the hotel frontdesk..

started for Hampi at 9am on 10th March .. visited most of the well-known sites ... as 1 day is not enough to visit all monuments/temples within Hampi ... returned back to Hospet by 6:30pm & went to Tungabhadra Dam .. 4kms from Hospet ... & returned back to hotel by 9:30pm.

on 11th morning - started for Aihole at 5:30am by car ... reached there by 8:30am .. had breakfast at roadside hotel (idli, vada, coffee)..

after seeing most of the temples in aihole .. we proceeded towards Pattadakal ... visited places there .. then to Badami ... visited the caves & bhoothnath temples .. then to Banashankari Temple.. and then back to railway station by 7pm to catch the train (hampi express) back to bangalore at 7:45pm reached Bangalore on 12th morning (6:10am) ...

Weather was a bit hot but windy .. a nice trip in 2 days .. covering - Hampi, Aihole, Pattadakal, Badami .... :)

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1 comment:

  1. a hectic one, but a nice weekend tour itenary .

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