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The first leg of the journey was a 12+ hour overnight "sleeper" train ride. Indian sleeper trains are very meager. There were 72 bunks in our rail car. |
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The bunks were stacked 3 high and there was no privacy. It was so tight in there it was difficult to get any good pictures. |
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The bride and groom. Yes, I asked, this was an arranged marriage. |
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We missed the actual marriage ceremony which was held in the early morning but there was still some rituals at the reception ceremony. |
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The wedding gifts from the brides family were proudly displayed in the reception hall. |
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My fist look at the beach in Goa. |
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We enjoyed a few meals at Rosario's Beach Cafe. |
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And a few cold beverages. |
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The beaches of Goa were beautiful. We were lucky to be there during the off season, they are much more crowded during peak times. |
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This little gal was a very well spoken street vendor, she was one of the few Indian women who wasn't afraid to converse with us Americans. |
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We climbed the hill to view the remnants of this old Fort. |
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The fort seemed to have been constructed of volcanic rock. It was very old and very impressive. Goa was a Portuguese Colony until the late 1960's. |
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The view of the beach from the hilltop fort. |
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Another view of the beach. |
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Another look at the beach. |
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View from the fort. We visited a number of beaches along the Goa coastline. |
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Yashupal and I scaling the walls of the fort to look down on the beach. |
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Fishing boat on the beach. |
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One of the beach front restaurants we dined at. I had a shark dinner at this place which was the best fish dinner I have ever had. Ever! |
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Sunburned and full! (possibly with a few beers in me too.) |
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This is the Basilica of Bom Jesus built in 1695.
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The Basilica contains the body of St. Francis Xavier seen here. First time I actually saw a Saint.
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The Goa Cathedral Chapter established by Pope Clement VII met here starting in 1533. |
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Our last night in Goa we enjoyed dessert and drinks at his restaurant enjoying the views seen in the next few photos. |
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The view from the pont near our hotel. |
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The harbor below the restaurant. |
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Our last night in Goa we enjoyed fireworks while dining. |
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