Golden Temple Amritsar

Yes it is the famous Golden Temple in INDIA. It was an experience being there. Such a beautiful place.

Time to Go....

Now its time to go out of GOA. I have travelled for 10 days to north of India and now back to Goa. Seen some flood like situation in Goa. And now Now that they are normal its time to get back to work. What work. We arent working here. I was just reminding myself. Ok now its time to get to travel. Show off my travel and pictures. Or showcase Travel. So from today lets travel.

Heavy Rains, Flooding and Heavy mixed emotions in GOA.

Its a mixed reaction entering Goa after 9 days of holidaying in North India. Since the 29th of Sept I have known that it has been raining heavily in Goa.I have seen 31 monsoons in Goa while I have been growing up. But a cloud burst of this extent is something completely new to Goa and me. I saw a few pictures on face book of Vicky Fernanes ( whose pictures I have posted below). This is a real sad time for the people of Canacona, Poiguinim and Mashem village. Since Parag is from Mashem I know most of the places below very well and I cannot apply my logical thinking to how and why should flooding happen to the places below. Those places are coastal areas and are very well flushed to the ocean.

I was lucky to have reached Goa without any problems. Other states of India like Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh have been heavily hit. The sad part about the whole flooding is that the poor people are the ones who are really badly hit. The Government officials here in India will give loose talks on television - but nothing comes out of that. The poor loose their homes, bits of clothing, cattles, dogs, chickens and whole lot of emotions. Yes the emotions too get washed away. The feel of having lost everything is so strong that everything is swept away. Only time will heal and compensate those who have lost and will loose in the days to come untill the flooding recedes.

For me it will be another day. I am resuming work tomorrow morning. I will drive to my office and start my work. Yes the hangover of the holiday will keep me dazed. It will go on for 2 days. While I am dazed, a lot would be lost. I wish we learn to contribute to the nature - or else such furore will continue untill it is all destroyed. I guess it is too late to repair the damage. Damage will continueth......

Flooding in Goa

Really Bad Flooding..Unseen in a Century.

Some more pictures of the devastating cloud burst in Mashem, Poiguinim in South Goa

Flooding in South GOA

Delhi sunset

Out of goa for now.

Hey guys i am travelling. Guess where ? North india. Himalayas. I ll get the updates soon. Right now i reached delhi.

Crimson tied

The skies are taking up colours as the monsoons are fading away and certainly beautiful sunsets are coming up. Gaze out:)

St. Cajetan Church at Old Goa

Located in Old Goa - This is an offbeat place to be. Not a common touristy flavoured church. There is a lot of uniqueness about this church. Built on a platform of the St. Peter's Church in Rome. Read the next post for more details. I would rate this place a 9 on 10 in terms of historical importance for Goa. If you are in Goa, dont miss it out...

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Altar....

Dome of the St.Cajetan Church

Inside of the St. Cajetan Church

I was awestruck when I was inside the St. Cajetan Church. This architecture is unseen in Goa. This is definitely something thatPortuguese got straight from Rome. This is definitely one of the wonders in Goa which is not to be missed out.

Ferry - An Important Inland water transport in Goa

Hey how did I miss out on the ferry. This Ferry's form an important part of the lifestyle of people in the coastal and river side Goa. They are Government operated and largely free local population except that you pay for your bikes and cars. Its fun to travel across the river and may be come back - just for kicks. So the next time you are in Goa, dont miss out taking a ride down the river.

View from the Siridao Beach

As a Tourist visiting Goa, its unlikely that you will end up being on Siridao Beach, probably you ll not even know where it is. This coast actually forms the delta for river Zuari. What you see right ahead in this picture is the Port of Vasco Da Gama or you could officially call it Marmugao Port ie. Goa's only Port. To the right of the port is the Arabian Sea. I couldnt capture any of the true beauty of this place on my mobile cam.

Panjim City

As you enter Panjim City this is what you ll get to see. To your distant horizon are the water filled clouds disbursing their bits. Monsoons are coming to an end but we are seeing weird weather patterns - Thanks to Global Warming and nothing being done about it. I guess it will continue to rain for some more time...

Navratri Time in India...

Chariot at a Temple in Goa getting ready for the Nine day celebrations of Navratri which means 9 nights. These 9 days are full of celebrations in North, East, West and Central India but not much of it in the Southern parts of India. The Gujurati Community celebrates Navratri with loads of Dancing with handheld sticks known as Dandiya.

I am done with my dinner....

I am done for the evening. What a meal :)

Catch of the Day

Fish - yes if you are at the shack. You ll find the boys at the shack walking up to you and offering you a tray loaded with the days special. You could choose from the red snapper, white snapper, shark or the kingfish or you could just send him away and drink away you beer.

Goan Shack

To the west Goa is lined by beautiful beaches. Some of them stretch a real distance while a few are in patches and coves. Being a tourist destination, seasonal shacks like the one above line up most of the coast. Its fun to spend the noon basking in the sun (which Indians dont do) or the evenings under the stars. You could order your wines, rums, lobsters, crabs or the catch of the day....

Its unlikely that if you are in Goa on a holiday and you will not visit a shack.....

INGOs Saturday Night Market GOA

Who is INGO? I dont know - well I have heard about this guy and I think I have seen him at the Saturday Night Market at Baga-Arpora. This is the best place to be during the tourist season in Goa. I would say very unusual and ultimate entertainment hub. You got great food, superb music, amazing crowd, tripper crowd, loads of fancy stuff to buy and loads and loads and loads more...If you are here in Goa - dont miss it :)

Palolem Beach Goa

To the south of Palolem Beach is this beautiful stretch of land which protrudes into the sea. On the other side of this stretch you ll find Rave Parties happening during the peak seasons starting Novemeber to January.

Coco Huts in Palolem Beach

The only place in India where you can find CoCo Huts is Palolem. These are elevated temporary structures for those wandering Hippies. Now they are hype and have aircons - which make them a place to stay when in Goa. I have tried them - they are fun to stay in.

Palolem Beach GOA

This is one of the finest beaches in Goa. Supposed to have notorious reputation of being a trippers paradise. A large number of Israeli Tourists would flock to this beach for its famous Trance parties and what not.. :)

Black or white

Magic mushrooms

Unusual colourful visitor this morning.

India has had a history of religious men asking for alms by singing devotional songs from one house to another. Today we had a warkari from maharashtra singing in front of my house. I would say it is very unusual to find them in goa. Managed to capture him while if was there singing.

Traditional Fisherman

A rare sight in this part of the world. A traditional fisherman walking back home with bits of his catch.