TheChubGrubsAndTravels

I am not a very ornate writer/blogger. Instead, I choose to put across my points in an eloquent fashion. (atleast I hope so) I hope this post is helpful to fellow travelers who wish to conquer the ruins of Hampi. This particualr post will be rather loooongggg. Please bear with me. Hampi is the seat of the powerful Vijayanagara Empire from the mid-fourteenth century to 1565. It is one of the most magnificent historical sites in India. It is located on the southern banks of the Tungabhadra river in Karnataka. Hampi is the " City of Ruins ". We decided to head to Hampi in the last week of February since we wanted to avoid the intense summer that would start off in the month of March. TRAVEL: We booked our tickets from Bangalore to Hospet and our return tickets via the ABHIBUS  and REDBUS   apps on which we minted huge discounts. The travel time to Hampi is about 8 hours. We reached Hampi at around 8am and headed straight for breakfast. We indulged in good old South In