30th September 2008
This was one of the most awaited trip for long time. We took 9.10 pm Hussain Express train from CST to Solhapur. We reached Solhapur at around 5.45 am, Then Solhapur to Bijapur train (6.05). Living on the edge…
1st October 2008
Gol Gumbaz is one of the main attraction of Bijapur. We decided to walk since it is situated next to railway station. It took us around 10 min to reach to Gol Gumbaz. We hired a Guide to explain / give us more details on this historical monument. Hiring guide turned out to be smartest decision of the day. Bijapur has second largest dome in the world, largest is at St. Peter’s Basilica, Rome.
There are around 8 main tourist sites in Bijapur. We took tanga, which helped us to cover all the places before 1.00 pm. So we decided leave for Badami. We took bus from Bijapur to Bagalkot and then another bus to Badami. We reached Badami at around 6.00 pm.
We stayed at Hotel Raj Sangam which is located next to bus stand. Rooms were quite clean and we managed to get good deal for group of 8.
To be continued….