Woman In The Glory Hole

Goa weekend "full-bursts" of 16 to 19 October

(photos of Goa by clicking this link)

After a week (ending) exams, I decided on a whim joining Fabien Thibault and his brother to spend the weekend with them on the beaches de Goa.

Comme d’habitude, le trajet a été toute une aventure … Mon taxi a mis 3h pour arriver à l’aéroport à cause de manifestations de je-ne-sais quel parti politique qui bloquaient la moitié de la ville… J’ai bien cru que je n’arriverai jamais à temps…

Je suis finalement bien arrivée tôt le samedi matin, dans le petit bungalow de “Coco Banana” à Calangute , où les garçons étaient déjà depuis la veille.

Après un peu de repos, nous sommes allés à Old Goa visiter la basilique du bon Jésus . Pour info, en dehors the beach and partying, a great feature of Goa is the presence of numerous cathedrals dating from the time when the state of Goa was colonized by the Portuguese (450 years of presence anyway, before the India not to resume control in 1961).

The boys had rented bikes for the entire stay, which allowed us to take eyeful in terms of grandiose landscapes ... really worthy of the Thai islands (but version Indian ... I'll go into later ). We finished the afternoon at the pool of "Presa di Goa", a beautiful small hotel 5 * ...

After that, we dined at the restaurant Fiesta, where I was able to enjoy a wonderful plate of antipasti, but more importantly, a delicious beef tenderloin with mushrooms (remember that in India it is very difficult to find the beef because cows are sacred, and that after a few months it's missing!) ...

The next day we took the bikes direction Arambol, a beach North Goa to go bask in peace ... Once again, we drove through beautiful landscapes , and we also had the chance to meet these famous hippies much talked about, those who were trapped in the 70s and have not budged from Goa ... The night we returned to the Fiesta, and have experienced the nightlife of Goa ... A very good evening!

I left Calcutta the next day, after a little shopping and a dip in a swimming pool ...

Goa Rate: I was not expecting that at all ... But maybe because it was not the season ... I expected a lot more people, noise and mess, especially since we were on the beach supposed to be the most touristy ... But precisely this weekend was perfect because it was very quiet ...

Apart from that, Goa is truly magnificent, it's like an island, with the impression no longer be in India too ... almost. In fact, Goa is a bit like the Thai islands, but Indian version, that is to say that we must add to the beautiful scenery much disorganization and a lot of dirt ...

I returned in December, perhaps I would have another point of view?