All the advice online and in guide books for staying healthy in India says:
Mysore is a small city of 800,000 people (well, small for India) in the far south of the state of Karnataka. It is known as the City of Palaces and is also reported to be the 2nd cleanest city in India.
The overnight train was like heaven compared to the overnight bus. Again, we were assigned beds, each one about 6 feet long by 2.5 feet wide and we did NOT have to share a bed (yay! Team Train for the win!). The ride was pretty smooth and everyone was quiet as a mouse. Lights were turned off, but each bed had a personal lamp if you wanted to use it. Our coach also had AC and I was actually pretty cold, although we were provided with clean sheets, wool blankets, and little pillows. It was a MAJOR step up from the sleeper bus. Overall it was really easy, especially since my stop was the end of the line so there was no confusion about where to get off.
Just kidding. Hampi doesn’t have a zoo (and if it did, I wouldn’t go to it). But it does have tons of street animals. You literally cannot go down ANY street here without coming across the following types of creatures:
The Waterfall Adventure
A Night Out
Happy, Healthy, and HOT in Hampi
Hampi is famous for its ancient ruins and boulder-strewn landscape. It was once the capital of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 15th century and was home to half a million inhabitants and 1500 elephants. It’s currently population is less than 3000 and there’s only one elephant. It is divided into a Royal Center, where the Vijayanagara King and Queen lived, and a Sacred Center, which is where most of the temples are located. Most of it is free to explore, but you can also hire guides and do various types of tours. Aside from being fascinating and gorgeous, it is also hotter than hell in Hampi.
The World Is My Boyfriend 