Hampi Part 12 - Assorted memories


There are just too many things to see in Hampi, and a day is too short to take it in. I knew, even when I planned the trip that I would barely skim the surface if I gave it just one full day, but chose to go ahead simply because I wanted Samhith to get an idea about the greatness of our heritage. Besides, roaming around ruins with a frisky and hyperactive seven year old can get rather tiring, especially if he is not interested, and at that point of time, I didn�t know how he would take it. From that point of view, my trip has certainly worked. On the down side, we now have a thirst for more, (and from experience, I know that the thirst will never be appeased). Further exploration will have to wait till he grows older and can understand things in much more depth than he does now. I am happy that I have at least sparked an interest! So, we did miss out on quite a bit� the two Ganeshas, for instance, the riverside path from the Virupaksha temple to the Vitthala temple, which is filled with shrines�.. all the hills, and so much more� I am done with writing about the major sites we did see, so I thought of rounding off the series of posts with some memorable experiences during the trip.

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