Photo Travelogue :
Flashback :
Everyone loves to go to Goa. Who doesn't? I remember, I had first gone to Goa way back in my high school days ( 9th std ). Unfortunately, those days I didn't have my phone-cam to capture the pics, hence, those memories remain wrapped somewhere in the corners of my mind. I remember faintly, catching an overnight bus in Bombay with my family. We slept through the journey and reached Goa early morning. We then took a taxi to reach Miramar beach, Panjim ( Panaji, as it was known then ), and our hotel was just across the street from the beach. Unfortunately, the hotel was fully booked and we got only 1 single room with 1 night booking. I remember enjoying the beach a lot, walking about...collecting shells, enjoying the breeze. We took north-goa and south goa tourist trips via tourist bus that covered the popular spots. We even enjoyed a cruise in the Mandovi river in the evening, wherein various artists danced and performed.
Later, we shifted to one of my father's office flats ( near Miramar itself ), where we stayed nearly a week. By then, Goa had almost become like home. Staying in flat, we shopped in nearby markets for veggies & fruits, travelled in the local buses; and I almost got quite familiar with my way around the city. I was overwhelmed at the number of wine shops Goa has, when my aunt hunted around for some good Feni ( local cashew based beverage ). By the time we had to return I was immensely sad, because, Goa felt like home by then. I longed to go back, but somehow things didn't happen; or lets say, I didn't make proper plans or effort. Anyhow, after decades an opportunity to go to Goa did present itself :-) And boy, was I glad! Overjoyed, infact.
Present :
My Goa trip, this time, was a blogger meet sponsored by TataZest and Blogadda. It was a real quickie overnight one though, but loaded with lots of fun. I have written at length about the event in my other blog. However, I don't have much pictures from it either ( oops! )- of the scenery et all. I'll be posting some of mine and a few borrowed ones.
It was the month of July,14 - monsoon was at its fullest - hence, greenery all around. We went by flight and came back my flight...pics of which I did click lots...so here are the pics ~
From Boarding pass, take off, Bombay shoreline view, and, up in the air.....
to reaching GOA...Dambolim airport!
Once reaching, we were whisked off by bus to Varca beach, Zuri White Sands Resorts! - a 45 minutes or so trip. Some sights in between, in the pics below ;-)
We stayed one night in Goa. It was a packed schedule. On reaching we relaxed a bit before our various activities were to begin, towards the evening. While many went to enjoy in the beach, just behind the resort; I decided to laze about in my room. And here's my room ...its view opened to a pool and it was really soothing. Its a beautiful property, and the food was YUM!
a lil bit of relaxation...
and then, work...the test-drive!
a small video of the same :-)
After enjoying, we were all set to head back. Please note, this trip didn't really have sight-seeing as such. All sights were limited to the ones we saw during our test-drive. But the trip was fun, because, of the blogger get-together. Check out the flight back home pics in my next post - Here!
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