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We, a group of ten people
decided to go to the place "goa". The name itself is a synonym for true
holidaying and fun. this is our last semister of our engineering so we
decided not to take any chances and got tickets early. Boarded the train "Goa
express" (which was 3 hours late) and the journey began.
11th jan 2007 team goa
onboard, it was a sort of overnight journey and rohit and me forgot to take
our bedsheets, shivering the whole night we had no better option than to
wake up early and enjoy the side scenes, wow were they awesome! reached
station "madgaon". Luckily we got a cheap transport , a cool minibus, which
made our travel relaxing and joyous.
Lodged on beach in "shaks" (
If that is how u spell them ). Keeping our baggages there, the five day
party began. First day, Condullum beach, 50 rs for two full size fish? man
is this heaven or what, the veggies along with us, ordered paneer pakodas
and what came was the smallest of the so called pakodas we have ever seen,
that too after 2 hours of waiting.
" khaane ke maamle mein mere
liye goa was "Jannat"," I had all my meals non veg, excellent sea food at
really decent prices. Tried nearly everything from crabs to shark, from bear
to scotch, whoa... still it all was in my pocket.
We rented five activa's and
roamed every where beaches, forts, even to places like kingfisher villa,
great experiences to share, even visited the hospital there as i was a bit
of sick... poor me. but did not lose much of the adventure, as you can see
in the gallery, i don not seem to be sick still i had a high fever, weakness
andmost terrible of all a running nose.
well I can, and so can each
one of us, can now infer that Aamir Khan in DCH was very true saying that,
" saal mein ek baar ek hafte ke liye goa zaroor aana chahiye"
Goa, one of the smallest
states in India's map, with a territory of 3,702 sq km is located in the
Western Ghats.
A tropical paradise, it is bathed by the warm waters of the Arabian Sea.
Goan culture is a blend of Indian and Iberian: European style central
squares and Indian bazaars, Portuguese churches sharing their walls with
Hindu temples.
Christianity and Hinduism exist side by side in this state. Having been
ruled by the colonial Portuguese for over 450yrs, there is still a
distinctive European flavor that has permeated all aspects of Goa's life
including its food, religion, language, festivals, dances and names.
Apart from the increasing strength of Indian tourists from outside Goa, a
large number of western tourists also arrive using the direct-chartered
flights to Goa. and western tourist mean WESTERN tourists, we learnt a lot
about there culture and stuff...
Goa is best known for its spectacular beaches and luxurious hotels but there
are many old churches, monuments, temples and museums, that are a must see.
We went to a church where a wedding ceremony was taking place and my dear
friends ( except suri and me ) sat in the church to see it,( i bet they they
all were waiting for the wedding kiss).
Well had a great time, great
fun, and loads of laughter therapy.
Keep checking the page still
many things to come...
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