Tuesday, January 31, 2006

Reunion

Linda & Aviad-
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Neil & I meet again

At my last day in Hampi I met good old Neil again. We went traveling on "the other side of the river" on Motorbikes- to see the lake in the area, got lost in the way, and had a wonderful day! Posted by Picasa

Monkey's Temple Before Sunset

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Monkeys at the Monkey's Temple- Hampi

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On the way to the water falls

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Hampi Bazaar & Virupakasha Temple

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Shiva Linga

Third day in Hampi:
I did some site seeing in Hampi's ruins. While doing that I learned a striking fact of life: People in India are building temples and worshiping Shiva Linga (i.e- shiva's penis) Posted by Picasa

The elephant of the temple bathing

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Jan Baptist and monkeys from a view point in Hampi

On my second day in Hampi- I climbed to a view point with a few friends to see the sunset. The view was wonderful and for the first time in my life I saw numerous monkeys free to do what ever they wanted Posted by Picasa

Hampi’s ruins

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Bookshop man

A few hours talk to this wonderful educator in Hampi- This owner of a bookshop has some interesting opinions about the present state of India.. Posted by Picasa

Hampi from the other side of the river

All arround Hampi you can find beautiful banana plantation. This picture was taken from the guest house where I spent my last 2 days (out of 5) in Hampi. In the backgound: The ruins of Hampi and it's biggest temple Posted by Picasa
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Surprise- I am bold

2nd day in Hampi- this picture was taken after shaving my head.. Posted by Picasa