Who Knows Really...

Well time is becoming less and less important, and all the days are melding into one, as we are becoming familiar with the village of hampi. The train ride here from Margao was quite the experience. Getting on was actually easier than we were expecting, a bit of a panic trying to figure out which coach to jump on in all the mayhem. Once on the mayhem continued into getting the right seats, which was confusing as we knew we were in sleeper class but didn't realize the seats actually fold up into beds three fold high. But again we struck gold and the saint sitting next to us was happy to help. The ride itself was amazing, with waterfalls and monkeys to keep us entertained. We arrived in Hospet earlier than we expected, and luckily the Group sitting with us was getting off there as well and advised us accordingly. Now getting off the train should require a bit of a tutorial, as we were all obviously unprepared for what was to come. In the front of the line, 2 girls from Korea... Big NO NO! We were at a stalemate, i'm thinking the doors are jammed, panic sets in with the possibility of us being shipped off to the next town, because for all we know, we only have six minutes to get off this train. Well I guess the people getting on the train think the same way and therefor caused the gridlock. It was survival of the fittest as two big Indian men went head to head with two Korean girls, i mention there ethnicity as reference to their size. I was however impressed with the two girls who did put up a good match, but inevitably the men won. As soon as they got on the girls got off then the OFF team had stronger players behind it and finally we made it. Tip for travelling on trains in India, ELBOWS ALWAYS UP! We caught a rickshaw from Hospet to Hampi and we decided to take up fort on the far side of the river in Virupapur Gaddi, as we had read it would be quieter. Getting here we were a bit reluctant on it being the wisest choice, but after a couple of days we found a great hostel that fits our budget nicely (7.50 a night) with a CLEAN private bathroom (western toilet included, very nice) and a great relaxed restaurant which serves delicious momos, google momo! We have spent the last few days trekking around to some of the old ruins and temples, all within walking distance but each taking a days trek, having to make sure we get back to the ferry in time for the days finale! I never would have imagined you could fit so many people on a fishing boat, but yes, it is possible! Thinking we have about 4-5 days left here then back to the west coast, not sure yet, but hearing great things about the backwaters in kerala, so we may go there. Who knows is fast becoming our new favorite phrase....  

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