Weekend in Goa

First of all, and even I need constant reminding of this fact, Goa is a state, not a city.

Having said that, wow, that's one awesome state. At various points it reminded me of Kerala (vegetation), Florida (beaches) and Pittsburgh (scenic hill drives). Other than this one sight of a big fat White dude in a man thong, it was very scenic (There were a lot of fat, half-naked foreigners toasted to a fine crisp!). We rented scooters and drove up and down the state to our hearts' content. We saw a bunch of magnificent churches. Wonderful beaches with sand that our feet sank right into. Dolphins swimming in the ocean that we only saw after chasing them for a good hour and a half.

The spectacular Chapora fort which had great views all around. Sunsets at the beach on both evenings (and once more during the train journey back). Nights on the sandy beaches with some new friends, sippings drinks, listening to the waves crashing, watching some people doing the limbo dance and some street performers walking the tightrope with flaming pots on their heads.

We even tried our some Goan cuisine but not nearly enough. We ate a nice shack run by this pleasant Goan lady who spoke to us in English. That was to be expected I suppose, it's just that I am so used to speaking in Hindi these days that I was oddly thrown off by it.

Really great trip, just did a little too much to recount successfully. I just hope the pics look good.