Bijapur (Vijayapura) :)
Reason to Smile: I have found that when you love life, life loves you back !! :) My travel life is something that is extremely dear to me. The best part of it is that my friends know that :) There is nothing more than a feeling of blessing when they come together to put a plan for a trip and ask you to join! Merwyn and company always are upto some plans almost every weekend. Bijapur was on their list this time around and I was just a spectator. “Palaces, arches, tombs, cisterns, gateways, minarets, ...all carved from the rich basalt rock of the locality, garlanded by creepers, broken and disjointed by peepul trees , each in its turn is a gem of art and the whole a treasury." The city is well known for its historical monuments of architectural importance built during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. The city consists of three distinct portions: the citadel, the fort and the remains of the city. Among th...