HELLO HAMPI

Oh my goodness, i'm on holiday. How liberating.

Volunteering is over, a bit of a shame, but i'll only miss the kids. Not the Indian education system.

Anyway, yesterday I arrived in Hampi. It's a small, historical packed full of Hindu temples, some small, some big. They all look very similar. Unfortunately, the best and most picturesque hit me almost as soon as I got off the bus. This raised the bar somewhat in terms of expectations leaving the rest to seem a little bit disappointing.

The settings surroundings this holy place is pretty good, but there's no meat and no alcohol.
But there is plenty of white people around. I'd only been here for about 15 minutes and the white-0-meter was already into double figures.

Good times.

Tomorrow, it's off to Mumbai. One of the biggest cities in the world, I do believe. It will be some shock I think. I've been cruising around rural India for 4 and a half months and all of a sudden I have cinemas, restaurants and bars thrust upon me. I have no idea, what Mumbai will be like but I can't wait for McDonalds, KFC, popcorn, english films, coffee and of course Fruit Loops.

Discovery of the month by the way, turns out that a shop in Manvi sold Fruit Loops, the colourful and delectable American cereal. Such a shame that we found out on our last day in Manvi. We didn't even have milk, so we ate them dry. They were still good, as you can imagine i'm sure.
I'm quite sure I will invest in a bowl and a spoon in Mumbai, then after applying the Fruit Loops and cold milk an early morning ecstasy shall ensue.

I can't remember if i've mentioned this or not in this blog but come June 1st, I will be in Thailand.
Just like that.
Us Stoers are a multi-dimensional bunch. We do not live life in such a narrow alley way as to stick to the one country when seeking asiatic adventure. So Thailand it is and delightful it shall be. I still return on the same date, so for all those back home do not cry into your pillow tonight. All is still well, give it just over 3 weeks and i'll be back home. Probably playing Football Manager 09.

Thanks for reading.
Ed x