We had a weekend to spare so we planned a quick road trip to Warangal. Warangal is the closest major city from Hyderabad and an easy destination for a day or weekend trip. It is famous for the thousand pillar temple and the fort. However, we were more interested in countryside and lakes close toRead More
Tag: Temples
UNESCO World heritage site of Hampi
The group of monuments at Hampi are one of the UNESCO world heritage sites. We were spellbound by the beauty of the art and architecture of these monuments. These exquisite structures have stood the ravages of time. Now they stand as symbol of the grandeur of the Vijayanagar Empire. What? Spend a whole day atRead More
The Other Side of Hampi
The ‘Other side’ of Hampi is markedly different from the main Hampi town. Not so much in terms of the points of interest but in terms of the charm and the feel of place. In a nutshell, we found the ‘other side’ “cooler”. This side was the capital of the region before Hampi and isRead More