Finally, I went to bed at 5am and slept until 9am. I took a bus to Hampi, where I actually really wanted to go (but I arrived too early to get there and now I can't be bothered by the hassles of moving again). Hampi undeniably used to be a place of importance. It is the place where the Vijayanagar empire (from the first half of the 14th century to the second half of the 16th century) had its capital.
The remains, temples, palaces and elephant stables, are spread out over 26km2, embedded between palm trees, banana plantations, and bizzare rock formations. Although, this is a touristy place, it is quite relaxed and I didn't get hassled by touts and other locals who wanted to be my guides (well, with a few exceptions).
I had a very good walk around the area, mainly because of the shitty map of my guidebook. I somehow missed a turnoff and consequently walked the wrong way. However, the scenery was splendid and there were no tourists. Just the occasional farmer, who I asked for directions. The path eventually took me to where I wanted to go anyway.
After having walked for 5hrs without any break, I sat down in a restaurant and had lunner. (Yeah, I created my own English word! It is something between lunch and dinner, later than lunch but before dinner time. And it's not tea!)
The walk wore me out and I was wasted and didn't want to wait until sunset to climb a mountain for the views. I took the bus back to my lodge where I had another bucket shower.
The hotel guys must be able to read my thoughts...The doorbell rung and a guy came to fix the light and to clean my bathroom!