Regular Car ReviewsWe travel from Mumbai to the legendary Hampi in thenew Toyota Innova Crysta. Here is the tale of ouradventures on the journey, including a fewchoice diversions along the way.

HAMPI IS ONE OF THE MOSTLanguages about historical destinations in India,A UNESCO world heritage site, a placeThis is absolutely chock-a-block withExamples of tradition, architecture and architectureEchoes of a bygone era. As many as 500Monuments litter this small area andSurrounding hills, and while it would takeA month to see all, I wasDetermined to catch at least the largestHits. Hampi is, however, the destination; we mustStart this story with the journey.I started in Mumbai, and as soon as I climbed intoThe cabin of Innova Crysta I knew that this was onehave a nice trip. Comfortable seats, plenty of space, and allFeatures that you need, including GPS - Vital OnSuch trips. Pair that with an average 2.8-liter turbo dieselEngine and the convenience of the automatic transmission,And you get a perfect content writer ready to hit youRoad. And so I did, and decided to take the scenic route.

Regular CarsI ditched the brilliant, but bland highway thatConnects Mumbai to Pune, and went over Khopoli andLonavala instead. Good thinking (even if I say soMe) because we caught some spectacular rainy daySights on the way, including fog-filled ghat sections and aRoaring waterfall.Upon reaching Pune, we cut across a section of the cityBefore connecting to the highway Pune-Solapur andContinue. The roads were good, the Crysta fliesOver the highway, eat the miles, and I hadA ball past the wheel. Past Solapur, the streets were badFor a little, and then improved again when we enteredKarnataka. Another thing that changed to transition stateBorders were that the streets were suddenly flanked byMassive stones and boulders from the stone industryIt goes on there. Something I've always been curious aboutSomehow, I thought, "Why not?" And turned the CrystaFrom the motorway and continue to a mud track with different contoursTo see what it's all about. The bottom of Innova CrystaClearance meant I had no problems slugging it in the off-Street bit, and after checking out all the big, strangely shaped

Rock it was back on the road. We reached HospetSoon enough, and as it is the closest city to Hampi(About 12 km away) we spent the night there.Early the next morning it was at this historic place,And time to go on an expedition.I have, in fact, to catch all the greatest hits onOffer in Hampi, including the much vaunted YeduruBasavanna, also known as the monolithic bull. That is aMassive one-stone carving by Lord Shivas RindMountain, Nandi, and became as the spiritual protectorOf the Empire. Next, it was past the relics of the old bazaarAnd to Hampi's biggest attraction: the VirupakshaTemple. And when I say the greatest, I mean it in every respectThe word because the entrance tower is 160 meters high.The temple complex is deeply historicalExistence since the seventh century AD, And a bit aTrek up some really titanic rocks giving you an antennaView of the entire temple complex and access to smaller onesTemples and relics surrounding it. The area is also a delightFor birdwatchers and nature lovers of all kindsAssortment of rare flora and fauna nearby. You canAlso a delicious meal at the Mango Tree RestaurantThis is adjacent to the Hampi - BazaarTemple complex..

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