The plan was to go to Old Goa and put our cameras to work. We had decided to leave early since we were in for a long bike ride. But people, we were on a holiday, so the day started late.
For the first time in three days we took a wash in the morning :). Breakfast was scrambled eggs on toast and the worlds best cold coffee. Bandanas on our heads and glares on our eyes, we started our journey to the land of churches, chapels and basilica.
We biked from Morjim, passing through Siolim, clicking pictures of
the serene Chapora river from the Siolim bridge. Our first stop was the beautiful Siolim church. We tried to capture the calm of this church in our pictures and could also click the holy sacrament.
Moving on, we reached Calangute and decided to stop for grub. An inviting board of Bob’s Inn made us check out the place and well, we were in luck. The place was done up with all things Goan and the delicious food made our day. Do try the Chicken Cafreal (a typical Goan delicacy) if you stop by. Now, before any of you gasp at my recommending a non-vegetarian dish, I must clarify that I tasted the curry and it was refreshingly different from the usual Punjabi fare that we end up getting. The curry is a base of mint leaves with Goan spices.
Bob is your typical, friendly Goan who loves to tell his stories. He started out as a tour guide, which was his father’s business as well. According to him, he quit because of excessive work load and women falling for him. He then went abroad and worked for restaurants. When he came back to India he started Bob’s Inn.
Such stories are typical of the ethos of a Goan holiday. It was time to move on. We reached Verem from where we took a ferry to Panjim. Panjim to old goa was a breezy ride and before we knew it we were greeted by Basicila of Bom Jesus.
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a majestic building with intricately detailed structures both form the outside and the inside. The magnificient altar is completed gilded and extremely detailed.
Your camera will not stop clicking till the time that you click all the structures adorning the walls of the basilica.
From one wonder to another, just across the road, the chapel of
Francis Assisi and the Se Cathedral awaited us. The majestic architecture of the chapel and cathedral continued to enthrall us and our cameras.
Someone had a very good vision when constructing these buildings. He/She made sure all the wonderful ones are in the same vicinity at walking distance from each other so that centuries later when tourists like me visit the place, we don’t need to travel a lot.
The compound has many other attractions like the Cajetan church, the chapel of St. Catherine which we decided to skip.
We wanted to go the Chapora fort as well but the back breaking ride made us decide otherwise and we headed straight to Camp 69.
Dinner was to be had at our humble restaurant and when we arrived there, we saw a huge bunch of Europeans celebrating with the owner of the place – Bosco.
A lot of Europeans have been coming to Goa since many years and stay for as long as 6 months. This bunch had many such veterans. I am sure if we had stayed long enough, we would also have been a part of that group.
The music was Bob Marley and the food was aloo palak and rotis and this was followed by a stroll at Morjim beach underneath the starlit sky. Heavenly!!!!
For the first time in three days we took a wash in the morning :). Breakfast was scrambled eggs on toast and the worlds best cold coffee. Bandanas on our heads and glares on our eyes, we started our journey to the land of churches, chapels and basilica.
We biked from Morjim, passing through Siolim, clicking pictures of
the serene Chapora river from the Siolim bridge. Our first stop was the beautiful Siolim church. We tried to capture the calm of this church in our pictures and could also click the holy sacrament.Moving on, we reached Calangute and decided to stop for grub. An inviting board of Bob’s Inn made us check out the place and well, we were in luck. The place was done up with all things Goan and the delicious food made our day. Do try the Chicken Cafreal (a typical Goan delicacy) if you stop by. Now, before any of you gasp at my recommending a non-vegetarian dish, I must clarify that I tasted the curry and it was refreshingly different from the usual Punjabi fare that we end up getting. The curry is a base of mint leaves with Goan spices.
Bob is your typical, friendly Goan who loves to tell his stories. He started out as a tour guide, which was his father’s business as well. According to him, he quit because of excessive work load and women falling for him. He then went abroad and worked for restaurants. When he came back to India he started Bob’s Inn.Such stories are typical of the ethos of a Goan holiday. It was time to move on. We reached Verem from where we took a ferry to Panjim. Panjim to old goa was a breezy ride and before we knew it we were greeted by Basicila of Bom Jesus.
The Basilica of Bom Jesus is a majestic building with intricately detailed structures both form the outside and the inside. The magnificient altar is completed gilded and extremely detailed.
Your camera will not stop clicking till the time that you click all the structures adorning the walls of the basilica.
From one wonder to another, just across the road, the chapel of
Francis Assisi and the Se Cathedral awaited us. The majestic architecture of the chapel and cathedral continued to enthrall us and our cameras.Someone had a very good vision when constructing these buildings. He/She made sure all the wonderful ones are in the same vicinity at walking distance from each other so that centuries later when tourists like me visit the place, we don’t need to travel a lot.
The compound has many other attractions like the Cajetan church, the chapel of St. Catherine which we decided to skip.
We wanted to go the Chapora fort as well but the back breaking ride made us decide otherwise and we headed straight to Camp 69.
Dinner was to be had at our humble restaurant and when we arrived there, we saw a huge bunch of Europeans celebrating with the owner of the place – Bosco.
A lot of Europeans have been coming to Goa since many years and stay for as long as 6 months. This bunch had many such veterans. I am sure if we had stayed long enough, we would also have been a part of that group.
The music was Bob Marley and the food was aloo palak and rotis and this was followed by a stroll at Morjim beach underneath the starlit sky. Heavenly!!!!
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