Gave my feet a rest and hired an auto rickshaw for the day, to take me to the ancient site of Srirangapatnam. I know it is a bit of an extravagance and I could have done it on the bus for a tenth of the price, but hell, you only live once. As it was it cost a massive 20 Rupees for the day, which equates to about 3 pounds. The driver was very friendly, even if he did insist on a slight detour to his house in the back lanes so I could meet his wife and three daughters. Srirangapatnam was the home of Hyper Ali and his son Tipi Sultan, for where they ruled much of south India in the eighteenth century. It all came to an end when the British trashed the fort in 1799. The summer palace is still standing, after the battle it was used as the home of the Duke of Wellington, so they looked after it. It`s full of some interesting relics.