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Just like a wholesome meal, Goa because of its beaches, hills, forests,
quaint clean county roads, ancient Portuguese houses offers everything to make
up a happy wholesome holiday experience.
Really, Incredible Goa.
In Goa we spent 6 days on our own and roamed around with a rented self
drive car.
Day1 - On the very first day of our Goa trip we were staying at Fontainhas , Panaji ,
which is the oldest Portuguese quarter in Asia. These Portuguese quarters have
a special feeling about themselves .
The amalgamation of pure whitewashed Portuguese quarters and bright
colored Hindu temples representing their Gods and Goddesses was really a feast
for the eyes.
Day 2 – We visited Calangute beach, the most
famous beach of Goa . In Calangute we
tasted some seafood along the beach the
beach front . Calangute seafood was good but that at Baga was even better . In
Baga we stayed in a quiet resort called LINOS . There the best thing I liked
was the serene environment and the company of a fat , lazy and a loving dog
called champ . In the meanwhile we also saw Ashwem and Morjim beach.
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| Seafood feast at Baga beach |
Baga beach- LINOS . Champ time
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| Morjim beach is a turtle nesting site |
Day3 –We went to Aguada
fort , an ancient Portuguese fort which is situated on a hill overlooking the
sea. In the evening we had some special chicken burger made by Pepper Aunty a
portuguese lady .
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| Aguada Fort, North Goa |
Day4 – We were out out exploring the extreme
North and saw Keri ( temple )beach , Arambol
beach and Tiracol Fort , which is
near the border of Goa and Maharashtra . We also had our car on the barge to cross the tiracol river by just paying 10
rupees . Tiracol fort is in Goa, after which the state of Maharashtra starts. . As our rented car was a Goa permit we were
asked by the car company while we were at Tiracol if we were entering into Maharashtra
. We then became cautious to be in goa
only . We then went back to Anjuna and were out on the road to the extreme
south towards Palolem beach . In the evening we went agonda beach , which
is a very quiet and a serene beach . I
made a sand castle there itself .
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| Inside fort Tiracol, |
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| Making sandcastles at Agonda beach |
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| At Palolem beach |
Day5 We saw Galgibagh beach another turtle
nesting site. We then went Palolem , had a good sea bath and were out on the
road to Bogmalo in Mormogao. But before that we saw the Cabo de rama fort and
also tasted the local brand of ice -
cream . Then ,On our way to Bogmalo we did some window –sightseeing of the
beaches coming on our way . Then we
finally reached bogmalo and saw the Dabolim airport , Japanese garden ,
Mormugao port, Baina beach and Vasco da
gama.
Day6 – Next day we left
Bogmalo and visited the Holland
beach and the naval aviation museum and
then went to Dona Paula beach which is also a good beach . We then Visited the
Kala academy ., which is a beautiful place and has a good riverfront . We also
went to old Goa and saw the largest
church complex in Asia and high church walls also called the flying buttresses
. We then went to Panaji by the old road by the side of the Mandovi river .
We went to Miramar beach , relaxed a bit and went to mall de Goa for dinner
after which re returned the car . Our trip ended when we reached Madgaon
station and boarded the train to Dehradun to return to our Home , Sweet , Home
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| At our cottage overlooking Bogmalo beach |
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| Anywhere in Goa, the sea is never far away. Can you see it behind me? |
