South India Overland

Bijapur
(29/30 Jan 1997)

		The Islamic Gol Gumbaz tomb has the second largest free standing dome in the world (second only to St Peters in Rome).
		This is the view from the top on the right.

The Ibrahim Rosa Mosque is the largest in town with room for over 2,000 people at any one time.

The mosque is in daily use and packed every morning and evening for prayers.

Two more views of the mosque as we walked around.

A warning to travellers, the children are dangerous. Walking outside for just fifteen minutes I was hit with a stick and two stones. Very unusual behaviour for India but this was our first Muslim town.

		A very long drive as we head north again towards Aurangabad at the top of the map. The distance we cover is only made possible by the reasonable state of the roads (but watch out for those road humps Catherine).
		Aurangabad itself has little to offer but makes an excellent base for the rock temples of Ajanta and Ellora as you will see later on.

We passed this incredible settlement by the side of the road and just had to stop.

These are not haystacks behind but tepees made out of straw.

Lunch by the road yet again although this was the last time we would make our own.

Pete changed the oil filters whilst we were stopped.

We passed a number of these brick making sites before we decided to stop and look around.

Hard work maybe but having a job in these parts is all most people could hope. (I never did get a picture of the women breaking stones up with hammers at the side of the roads).

Madras, Mahabalipuram, Tiruchirappalli, Madurai, Periyar, Cochin, Ooty, Mysore, Goa, Hampi, Aurangabad, Bombay.

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North India & Nepal is the record of our overland journey from Delhi to Kathmandu during January 1998.

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		The Ibrahim Rosa Mosque is the largest in town with room for over 2,000 people at any one time.
		The mosque is in daily use and packed every morning and evening for prayers.

		Two more views of the mosque as we walked around.
		A warning to travellers, the children are dangerous. Walking outside for just fifteen minutes I was hit with a stick and two stones. Very unusual behaviour for India but this was our first Muslim town.

		We passed this incredible settlement by the side of the road and just had to stop.
		These are not haystacks behind but tepees made out of straw.

		Lunch by the road yet again although this was the last time we would make our own.
		Pete changed the oil filters whilst we were stopped.

		We passed a number of these brick making sites before we decided to stop and look around.
		Hard work maybe but having a job in these parts is all most people could hope. (I never did get a picture of the women breaking stones up with hammers at the side of the roads).