Kerala

After the craziness of Bangalore and Birthday Week, we have arrived in Kerala.  The journey here wasn't exactly as planned. As I mentioned before we left Bangalore, we were on a waiting list for seat  allocation.  This is something that has happened before, so we thought everything was going to be ok.  However 2 hrs before we were still a fair way down the list...  

Bangalore

We arrived in Bangalore at around 6am today.  So tired as I just can't seem to get into the hang of sleeping on the night train.  Missing Hampi already.  It's so loud and cramped and beepy here.  It's a business hub so has quite a Western feel to it.

Hampi

We have come inland now and landed ourselves in a place called Hampi which is apparently one of the traveller go tos when in this part of India.  It's a village in Northern Karnataka which is surrounded by ruins and temples.  We arrived and were immediately surrounded by hotel owners wanting us to take a look at their rooms. It is so cheap here.  You can get a room for 300 which is about £3.50 a night, which is alright.  As its'off season everyone is keen to get the custom. We got a room which is quite luxurious really.  A TV, hot water and cool.