I ended up on the other side of the river at a camping site with lots of food and drinks 🙂
It was a bit of a walk to the little boat working as ferry, but the place was very relaxing. Only the sea was missing!
I saw quite a lot of older and newer temples and ruins.. interestingly all without paying, as the ticket counter was closed. Of course, there were some selfies, too, but in general it didn’t feel too crowded. Different from the caves in Badami, there were always some peaceful corners to just sit down all alone and have a break.
And I heard renting a motorbike is THE thing to do north of the river. For only one day, I paid an unbelievable 4 EUR, much too much, though I was told that’s already the cheaper price because it’s a bike with gears 🙂
Everyone I saw in the street seemed to know it has gears, and they were all very impressed. Obviously, it came without helmet. Nobody wears a helmet.. And nobody wanted to see any driving license or credit card. I gave them the money, I got the motorbike and that was it.
Considering it was India, and quite in the countryside, the streets were quite empty and nobody cared about traffic rules. So even driving on the left was easy enough. And if I ever forgot and drove on the right, it also wouldn’t be a problem. The speed bumps were more annoying 🙂
