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we
have spent the last week travelling south through the state
of Karnataka by both bus and train and then cycling when we
get to our destination. We have had some crazy experiences
so far. We first took the sleeper bus to the amazing temple
city of Hampi. The bus was a terrifying but fun 12 hour
roller coaster ride. It was quite hard to sleep, the roads
are full of holes of course and you feel each one. Not to
mention the swaying of the suspension and the bus driving
flat out all night. We had high expectations but Hampi
didn’t let us down, it really is a laid back paradise with
fantastic scenery and nature.
We
then took the train overnight via Bangalore the capital of
Karnataka to the flamboyant city of Mysore with its palace
and one of the most colourful markets we’ve seen. The train
was just as fun as the night bus and although we got a
little bit of sleep there is always someone snoaring nearby.
The train was basic and dusty too. One English girl had to
scrub the dirt off her bed for about ten minutes and it
still wasn’t clean. There were also mice running around the
carriage. We then changed to Mysore and were lucky to be
next to an Indian family who sang Indian songs all the way,
it was so impressive and we could not have paid for a better
three hours of entertainment.
We
have taken our bikes on different transport but the best so
far was the little round boat we found in Hampi. We also
once ended up accidentally cycling on the Mumbai – Bangalore
highway so we just folded up the bikes and jump in a Tuk Tuk
to escape the traffic. |
