Goa

Friday 11/01/2013 to Monday 14/01/2014 - GOA

- Spice plantation, guided tour,
- Old Goa, visit,
- Panjim, visit.

Organic Spice Plantation

Crossing the Zuari river (view through the taxi windscreen).

Entering the Tropical Spice plantation.

The Indian state of Goa is famous for its spice plantations.

The guide presenting us tobacco king Philip Morris.

Guy collecting Beetle nuts, climbing barefoot in the trees,

 and jumping like as a monkey from tree to tree.

Lady building flower necklaces.

Lady emptying a spoonfull of a spicy fluid in the back of a flower necklaced man.

Old Goa, capital of the Portugese Goa state until 1843.

Old Goa, once the capital of Portugese Goa (Unesco world heritage site).

Saint Francis of Assisi church.

Roofworkers, protected by just a loose helmet.

The Saint Francis of Assisi church on the left hand side,

and the Santa Catharina cathedral on the right hand side.

 

Monument remembering Saint Xavier.

 Basilica of Bom Jesus (Baby Jesus), with the relics of Saint Xavier exposed.

Scherpenheuvel.

  Saint Cajetao Church.

Panjim, capital of the Portugese Goa state after 1843, later of the Indian Goa state.

Panjim (Panaji), capital of the state of Goa.

The weddingcake-shaped Our Lady of Immaculate Conception church.

Entrance not allowed, a wedding mass being celebrated, with a lot of sugar sweet songs

What's the meaning of this road sign?

Dunes Resort, Mandrem

 

The restaurant of the "Dunes" resort; seen from the beach.

Sunset on the beach of the "Dunes".resort.

Motorbiking (Sunday 13/11)

Tintin.

"Beuty Saloon".

Travel Agency.

Fruit stall.

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