Goa…Goa… Goa is a destination we always love to Holiday
In our 12 years of married life, we have traveled 9 times to Goa. I think if I ever buy a
house in my life it will be in Goa..Goa…. J
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| Canacona Railway Station |
On 27
th February 2019, I took Netravati Express from Trivandrum Central at 9 am to Canacona station. The train reached the
station 4:30 am the next day,
our first stay was at Palolem Beach, Canaona
station was the closest railway Station. My husband joined me at 11pm in the
same train from Mangalore because he was in Bangalore.
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| Sunset at Palolem Beach |
Our first stay was at Neputune point
one of the shacks on the beach, we had a good
view of the beach from room and enjoyed one of the best
SUNSET in my life. It is so strange that I had
never liked Sunset because being in the boarding during my School days by evening
I always long to go home and miss my home,
I always get the same feel whenever I see the
sunset. But after viewing this beautiful sunset, it gave me a peaceful feel and
I know I going to enjoy my Sunsets In future.
We had traveled here to enjoy the beaches, food and relax –
purely to enjoy the simple, chilled life!
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| View from our room |
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| The Silent Palolem Beach |
After taking a peaceful stroll along the shore, we sat in a
beach bar sipping a cold drink and just looking at the view, we wanted take
time to soak up the ambiance and really “feel” what this place was all about. So
to sum up Palolem – it really is a tranquil slice of paradise!!
It was like living each moment. Bliss… Heaven…
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| Chilling with Lassi and Robin Sharma |
This Journey I
surprised
myself by carrying my
walking shoe and jog on the beach every day , it helped me to enjoy my food
without a guilt feel
about calories.
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| My morning Jog |
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| Biju's morning walk |
My seafood lover husband was never ready to taste anything other
than seafood
but I enjoyed the
Goan Cafreal , Vindaloo and Xcauti.
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| Fish Thali meal |
We had an amazing Goan fish thali meals at SuMaya
for 150/- which includes a fat Mackerel
fry with
fish curry, salad, vegetables and Kismur ( a
local delicacy with dry prawns , fresh coconut, green chilies and onions}
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| Fish Thali at SuMaya |
Biju
tried
his luck with fishing, he carried his fishing
rod all the way from home but couldn’t get a single fish and blamed on the
technical error of the
fishing rod.
After 3 nights stay at Palolem we moved to the Southern part of
Goa, that’s Cadolim, Calangute and Baga Beach , those are the crowder, louder beaches
The man behind the Gelato Icecream at Palolem Beach, Nicky's Icecream., He was so proud of his creations, loved his homemade Gelato Icecream, got few tips from him about Gelato Icecream and loved the Mint Chocolate flavours.
We took a train from Canacona then to Madgao and from there
took a bus to Panjim and then another bus to Calangute beach
Within Goa, there is the Konkan railway , train can be a
fast and effective way to get from one end of the state to the other – such as
from Canacona to Madgao. The main Goa railway station is at Madgao and there are
also train stations for Panjim and Vasco de Gama.
State run and private buses are also a good way to get
around and most services run between towns – they are more regular than trains.
Taxis, Car Rental, Tuk-Tuks/Autos are very expensive and a bit of nightmare
Scooter rental on the other hand is much easier and is how
most travelers get around in Goa. Be careful to check the quality of the bike
you are given before setting off on any journey. Mostly it will be between 200 /-to 400/- per
day depending on the season
At Cadolim we booked
through Airbnb but not so happy with the place, the picture we saw online was
different when we reached there. Anyways our two days stay what I loved was
making my own breakfast since there was a kitchen in that apartment which
provided an induction and the utensils to cook.
If you are around
Baga and Calangute side don’t miss out the lovely Fish Thali meals which
is served at
Fat Fish,
It’s difficult to get a table due to heavy
rush so make sure you reach on time during lunch time, last visit I was disappointed
even though we got the table the fish thali got over by the time we settled
down for the meal.
We hired the scooter for two days and going around Baga, Calangute,
Anjuna Beach and listened to some lovely
music at Fishermen’s Cove ,Cadalolim and
don’t miss to take home Bebinca the ever loved Goan sweet available
at infantaria calangute
In this trip we couldn’t visit any church but if go further
north you can have a good look at the
Our Lady of Immaculate Conception Church, a walk that will take you along side
the Mandovi River promenade where you can see a range of shipping – from the
moored casinos on the quay to the huge cargo ships that dock. Stop by for a delicious Goan style Pau Bhaji.
One of my previous visit I took a cooking class at Siolim and learned
more about traditional Goan cuisine.
This trip was more of a relaxed, lazy, chilled Holiday
We checked out on 5th
March 2019 morning and took a bus to Panjim and did little bit of shopping, I even visited
the baking store Ariefe La Moulde at panjim and took a bus to Vaso de Gama since
our train to Bangalore was from there.
It’s a ritual every time we visted Goa and the last day we
need to have the Fish Thali meals from Antasharm, Vasco… so happily settled down
there and had the wonderful meal ,
packed our dinner for the journey and walked towards Vasco railway station which is 5mts away.
Our train was at 3:15 pm to Bangalore,
got into the train with a mix feel
of
not
leaving Goa but need to get
back to our life, looking
forward to
another wonderful
Holiday.
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