Haven't been here in ages .. way too busy :(
Finally managed to put up photos of my visit to Hampi

It's an open air museum almost, the kingdom was completely sacked in a war with five kingdoms simultaneously. It is also the birthplace of Hanuman (Om might find this interesting, if she has read the Ramayana story) - the monkey kingdom that Rama and Lakshman discovered on their way to Sri Lanka was near Hampi .

Edit: grammar