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Author: mat
mahabalipuram (mamallapuram)
anna and me took the bus for another daytrip. after 6 weeks of cycling from the west to the east coast it was nice to have a swim in the sea again. later we went to see some 1400 year old temples and stone-carvings. with drastic words tourists are reminded of taking their trash back… Continue reading mahabalipuram (mamallapuram)
chennai
the last sign said it was still 22km to go. the next thing i knew i was already in the city. it took me two hours to get to the center. nice and slowly, for safety and to have a look at some of the colonial buildings. i found a guesthouse of the salvation army… Continue reading chennai
tirupati – tirumalai
we spent two days in tirupati to be able to make a day-trip to tirumalai, one of the holiest places in india. we heard that before but located on top of a hill it would at least reward us with a view… there is a pilgrims path going all the way to the top but… Continue reading tirupati – tirumalai
monkey theft and the yes man attitude
from anantapur we continued over rayachoti to tirupati, the second planned stop on our way to chennai. we came by a big dam which monkeys chose as their home. one of them had no arms and so i shared some of my cookies but that rather increased the energy with which the others tried to… Continue reading monkey theft and the yes man attitude
R.D.T.
at the beginning of february a lot of people were leaving. this helped to say goodbye to this wonderful place after almost two weeks. since my teammate anna and i were both heading towards chennai we decided to cycle together. we plotted our route along the smaller roads with just two fixed points. one was… Continue reading R.D.T.
volleyball tournament
after playing beach volleyball the whole summer before leaving berlin, it was one thing i missed during the trip. in hampi we had a volleyball court and finally a group of people eager to play. after some playing around without any ambitions we felt it was time for the first goan corner volleyball tournament. the… Continue reading volleyball tournament
festival
to celebrate the 500th anniversary of the vijayanagara empire, hampi was preparing for a big festival. a group from the guest house set out to take a look… in the chaos in front of the entrance i lost sight of everybody and decided to take a look inside myself. i was just in time for… Continue reading festival
climbing
just 100 meters from the guest house starts a plateau with lots of boulders scattered around. with different difficult levels everybody finds a problem to work on. one of the most pleasant memories… …not the most difficult but highest boulder i’ve climbed. it is wonderful to feel your whole body, the heart is beating faster… Continue reading climbing
hampi
after the first night i moved onto the roof terrace, the cheapest and with a moskito net and the starry sky above you not the worst place to spend the night… again we crossed the river to take a look at some of the temples in and around hampi. first the main temple, where after… Continue reading hampi