We desperately needed a family trip, as last two years had been hectic due to kids’ crucial years in their educational career. The road trip to North Karnataka couldn’t have come at a better time than this Diwali Holiday.
Our dedicated teacher of “Indian History of Architecture” late Shri. Baba Narwekar had evoked enough interest and curiosity about Architecture in Hampi and surrounding area; in Me and DW Poonam while studying in Architecture College. We had made quite a few trips outside India and now, wanted to experience our own country by road and explore its rich culture and heritage. This was also a photography tour to explore my new camera.
Some parts may sound a bit more in detail, but they are meerly for us to get the joy of re-visting the place and enjoying those moments again when we read it after a few years.
Some details are added to help the road enthusiasts to plan a trip, as most travelogues depicted a journey to hampi from bangalore, when i did my research.
I have added a few details that iI did not get before planning a trip from a photographers' point of view.
Total Distance: 1600 km Mumbai-Hampi_Mumbai
Featuring: Me (47) Poonam (46) Priyanka (18) Poorva (16)
Our Car- Toyota Etios with Dual fuel Petrol and CNG.
Luggage we carried: 2nos of 24”strolleys and 2 small shoulder bags and a camera bag
Camera equipement: Nikon D7000 DSLR, Tamron 17 to 50mm f 2.8 as a walk around lens/ Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens for close-ups and zoom photography/ Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens for wide angle landscapes/ Laptop for transferring photos.
Books and references: Eicher Map Book of India, Google Map route printouts, prints from website downloads.
Our schematic Itinerary:
Day 1: Mumbai to Badami via Pune-Kolhapur-Nipani- Sankheshwar (on 4 lane Mumbai-Bangalore NH4 higway) with photo-stop at Gokak falls- A distance of about 610 km. which we covered in 13.30 hours- Overnight at Badami
Day 2: Explore ancient temples and ruins at Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami- Overnight at Badami
Day 3- Badami- to Hampi- 130 km/ 2.30 hours Explore Hampi- Overnight Hampi
Day-4- Explore Hampi at leasure- Overnight Hospet
Day 5- Hospet to Mumbai- approx 730 km which we covered in 15 hours in one day
We had kept one spare 3rd day in Hampi but we thought we had seen everything nicely in 2 full days.
Climate: from 15th to 20th November 2012- Pleasant- the Day temperature was around 26 degree centigrade and night temp. was comfortable at 18-20 degree centigrade. Didn’t need a sweater. It was bright and sunny but we never felt that it was very hot even during the full day of sightseeing.
Our dedicated teacher of “Indian History of Architecture” late Shri. Baba Narwekar had evoked enough interest and curiosity about Architecture in Hampi and surrounding area; in Me and DW Poonam while studying in Architecture College. We had made quite a few trips outside India and now, wanted to experience our own country by road and explore its rich culture and heritage. This was also a photography tour to explore my new camera.
Some parts may sound a bit more in detail, but they are meerly for us to get the joy of re-visting the place and enjoying those moments again when we read it after a few years.
Some details are added to help the road enthusiasts to plan a trip, as most travelogues depicted a journey to hampi from bangalore, when i did my research.
I have added a few details that iI did not get before planning a trip from a photographers' point of view.
Total Distance: 1600 km Mumbai-Hampi_Mumbai
Featuring: Me (47) Poonam (46) Priyanka (18) Poorva (16)
Our Car- Toyota Etios with Dual fuel Petrol and CNG.
Luggage we carried: 2nos of 24”strolleys and 2 small shoulder bags and a camera bag
Camera equipement: Nikon D7000 DSLR, Tamron 17 to 50mm f 2.8 as a walk around lens/ Tamron 70-200mm f/2.8 Lens for close-ups and zoom photography/ Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 lens for wide angle landscapes/ Laptop for transferring photos.
Books and references: Eicher Map Book of India, Google Map route printouts, prints from website downloads.
Our schematic Itinerary:
Day 1: Mumbai to Badami via Pune-Kolhapur-Nipani- Sankheshwar (on 4 lane Mumbai-Bangalore NH4 higway) with photo-stop at Gokak falls- A distance of about 610 km. which we covered in 13.30 hours- Overnight at Badami
Day 2: Explore ancient temples and ruins at Aihole, Pattadakal and Badami- Overnight at Badami
Day 3- Badami- to Hampi- 130 km/ 2.30 hours Explore Hampi- Overnight Hampi
Day-4- Explore Hampi at leasure- Overnight Hospet
Day 5- Hospet to Mumbai- approx 730 km which we covered in 15 hours in one day
We had kept one spare 3rd day in Hampi but we thought we had seen everything nicely in 2 full days.
Climate: from 15th to 20th November 2012- Pleasant- the Day temperature was around 26 degree centigrade and night temp. was comfortable at 18-20 degree centigrade. Didn’t need a sweater. It was bright and sunny but we never felt that it was very hot even during the full day of sightseeing.
