Hampi
Hampi, what to say about Hampi.
My first thought was I can't stay to long in Hampi. Just a few temples as it is not a very Indian town. Because when I was in Arambol I was dreaming to go to a real Indian town. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was thinking of Varanasi. So when I arrived i was a bit disepointed.
Many travelers from Israel told me to go to the other side of the river, for a place to stay. It is also called the Israeli side. They were very right. I stay here now since 23 of March so that is now 9 days. 9 days ...... time is passing like a leave is falling of a tree. The place I stay is called Shanti guesthouse. Well it is a very shanti place (shanti means relax). I have a nice room with shower and toilet for 100 rps and have my own outside sitting area with a hammock. The rooms are placed in a green garden overlooking the rice paddies. In the morning I do 2 hours of yoga.
Lucky as I was the first 3 days I went out to the temples together with Ilan my neighbour at shanti place. The first day I went to the main temple in the centre of Hampi. We took a guide for 60 rps and he showed us the temple and the singing pillars. You play the pillars like a tabla. From there on we went to the inner circle of the temple were got blessed by two different Brahma priest. They gave us a tika and we had to pay them 2 time 10 rps. Ilan went back to the guesthouse and I went on to the Ganesh statue, Hamakuta hill and the Krisnha temple. In the Krishna temple I saw some very happy Hara Krisnha follwers with their western Guru. Most of them were western followers with just a few Indians. One time the guru empty his jar of water in the mouth of 3 different girl followers. After these girls looked so happy and were even smiling at each other. Weird people but as long they are happy what to say.
After that I returned to the other side because in the afternoon it is just to hot with a temperature from 39 degree in the shade and a humidity from around 90 %.
The next morning we left at 7 am and rented some bikes for cycling and we cycled to the Vitalla temple. The 5 $ dollar temple while the Indians pay only 10 rps. The temple was OK but not that great. When we came back our tires were flat so we had to walk back more then 2,5 km in the sun for a change of bikes. From there on we went to the royal enclosure to see some more temple. Around 2 pm we went back to hostel.
The next day I went for short time to the other side to see the monolith of Narashima, that was also the last temple I saw on the other side.
The next 4 days in did not leave the other side. Just relaxing in the guesthouse talking and playing many, many, many games of shithead and smoking many happy cigarettes. One late afternoon we rented a jeep to go to the lake and other late afternoon we rented a jeep to go to Monkey temple to see an awesome sunset. Monkey temple was so good I came bach a second time. So I had a very good time here in Shanti Guesthouse meeting some nice people like Keren, Ilan, Ilat??, Iguel, Moran, Iyar, Dave, Pavi, and so many more people.
I wanted to go south but today I was checking the buses and trains for tomorrow to Bangalore but they were all full. So I will go north to Badami and Bijapur those places are still in Karnataka. Form there on I will go to Pune, Delhi and Dharamasala to celebrate passover and then will take a vipassana course after that I will go south again because I really like to do a yoga course at the shivannanda ashram.
Happy travels,Meinoud
http://www.rijnentravel.blogspot.com
My first thought was I can't stay to long in Hampi. Just a few temples as it is not a very Indian town. Because when I was in Arambol I was dreaming to go to a real Indian town. Somewhere in the back of my mind I was thinking of Varanasi. So when I arrived i was a bit disepointed.
Many travelers from Israel told me to go to the other side of the river, for a place to stay. It is also called the Israeli side. They were very right. I stay here now since 23 of March so that is now 9 days. 9 days ...... time is passing like a leave is falling of a tree. The place I stay is called Shanti guesthouse. Well it is a very shanti place (shanti means relax). I have a nice room with shower and toilet for 100 rps and have my own outside sitting area with a hammock. The rooms are placed in a green garden overlooking the rice paddies. In the morning I do 2 hours of yoga.
Lucky as I was the first 3 days I went out to the temples together with Ilan my neighbour at shanti place. The first day I went to the main temple in the centre of Hampi. We took a guide for 60 rps and he showed us the temple and the singing pillars. You play the pillars like a tabla. From there on we went to the inner circle of the temple were got blessed by two different Brahma priest. They gave us a tika and we had to pay them 2 time 10 rps. Ilan went back to the guesthouse and I went on to the Ganesh statue, Hamakuta hill and the Krisnha temple. In the Krishna temple I saw some very happy Hara Krisnha follwers with their western Guru. Most of them were western followers with just a few Indians. One time the guru empty his jar of water in the mouth of 3 different girl followers. After these girls looked so happy and were even smiling at each other. Weird people but as long they are happy what to say.
After that I returned to the other side because in the afternoon it is just to hot with a temperature from 39 degree in the shade and a humidity from around 90 %.
The next morning we left at 7 am and rented some bikes for cycling and we cycled to the Vitalla temple. The 5 $ dollar temple while the Indians pay only 10 rps. The temple was OK but not that great. When we came back our tires were flat so we had to walk back more then 2,5 km in the sun for a change of bikes. From there on we went to the royal enclosure to see some more temple. Around 2 pm we went back to hostel.
The next day I went for short time to the other side to see the monolith of Narashima, that was also the last temple I saw on the other side.
The next 4 days in did not leave the other side. Just relaxing in the guesthouse talking and playing many, many, many games of shithead and smoking many happy cigarettes. One late afternoon we rented a jeep to go to the lake and other late afternoon we rented a jeep to go to Monkey temple to see an awesome sunset. Monkey temple was so good I came bach a second time. So I had a very good time here in Shanti Guesthouse meeting some nice people like Keren, Ilan, Ilat??, Iguel, Moran, Iyar, Dave, Pavi, and so many more people.
I wanted to go south but today I was checking the buses and trains for tomorrow to Bangalore but they were all full. So I will go north to Badami and Bijapur those places are still in Karnataka. Form there on I will go to Pune, Delhi and Dharamasala to celebrate passover and then will take a vipassana course after that I will go south again because I really like to do a yoga course at the shivannanda ashram.
Happy travels,Meinoud
http://www.rijnentravel.blogspot.com
posted by Meinoud at 4:21 PM
1 Comments:
Hallo Meinoud,
Ben je al weer een jaar onderweg! Gaat zo snel die tijd. Het gezinnetje is dus al bijna een jaar bijeen in NL. Nog steeds op de Bloemgracht. Een huis kopen is een heel proces van afpellen. Waar dan bijvoorbeeld? In de stad of juist niet? Utrecht? Duur!!! Amsterdam ? Onbetaalbaar.......... En wat kan ik dan lenen bij El Banco?
Daar moet ik allemaal nog achteraan. Enfin, ondertussen gaat Meriam naar taalles. Keith naar de peuterschool, Angela heeft nog vrij en ik werk nog bij de familie spoor en ben net met een andere functie begonnen: WAN manager. Nou dat kan ik wel WAN beheer, WAN management, WAN orde, WAN toestand etc.
Kom je nog wel terug eigenlijk? Je bent volgens mij het de hele gekte en hektiek van alhier ontwent. Terugkeer niet te lang uitstellen want je vervreemd van dit werelddeel.
Groeten,
Willem & the family
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