Goa Carnival must have been cool. Lucky you. I've always wanted to attend it...but could never make it because end Feb is a very busy time of the year for J...close to financial year ending n all that. I rally love Goa; earlier we used to go there practically every 6 months (overnight journey from BLR) when my daughter came down from Lawrence, Lovedale.She used to be so fed up of the hills that she would insist that we go either to Goa or Mahabalipuram. However,after the tsunami, we haven't visited any beaches only riversides!
You know Tas, apart from the carnival, beaches and the church and temples in Goa... I was surprised to see the use of vibrant colours thats normally not associated with Goa. Most houses, in certain pockets - and that pocket could be quite huge - adorn such saturated colours... its like dishing out subjects to a photographer on a platter! Will post them sometime...
Vim pls keep a FENI reserved for me- the one with a Cashew tang or Garlic .. when you visit Goa next time. Beware of Excise rules when u cross into Maharashtra.
Pictures - Simply superb! Specially the Cracks on the Mud Mask of the 'Mattiro Monisho' is a Prize Winner! Btw, is this a shot from the Movie -The Slum Dog Miiionaire?
This beauty had appeared earlier - No Belly Vision? I better switch on my Telly Vision!
Vimal, your pics are real good; however, I found the belly vision yuck! Talking about Goan houses, yes they are really pretty. Did you notice the window-panes of most of the old houses fitted not with glass but with huge sea shells. I was really taken up with this quaint idea. We also visited an old villa, which belonged to some Portuguese nobleman and which may be a couple of centuries old. The present occupants have tried to preserve its original grandeur right down to the ball-room, chandeliers, stuffed sofas, elegant crockery n silver and huge portraits. Very interesting place in the centre of an exotic tropical garden with rare plants. Maintaining this place must be frightfully expensive...funds come from donations from tourists. Naresh, you must try a finger of Kaju feni topped with Sprite or 7up n lots of ice....pure ambrosia! Cheers to that! Vive la Goa!!!
Agree with you Tas... on your Belly Vision comment. Thats why i did not post it on the blog! That was for FaiBhai in any case... BTW, sending you another photo today with a different "Vision". Tell me what you think about it...
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Goa Carnival must have been cool.
Lucky you.
I've always wanted to attend it...but could never make it because end Feb is a very busy time of the year for J...close to financial year ending n all that.
I rally love Goa; earlier we used to go there practically every 6 months (overnight journey from BLR) when my daughter came down from Lawrence, Lovedale.She used to be so fed up of the hills that she would insist that we go either to Goa or Mahabalipuram. However,after the tsunami, we haven't visited any beaches only riversides!
You know Tas, apart from the carnival, beaches and the church and temples in Goa... I was surprised to see the use of vibrant colours thats normally not associated with Goa. Most houses, in certain pockets - and that pocket could be quite huge - adorn such saturated colours... its like dishing out subjects to a photographer on a platter! Will post them sometime...
Olay, Viva, FENI ....Remo fernandezo ...Mario Miranda...Anthony Gonsalves ..sprightly people. 'Full of beans '.
Vim pls keep a FENI reserved for me- the one with a Cashew tang or Garlic .. when you visit Goa next time. Beware of Excise rules when u cross into Maharashtra.
Pictures - Simply superb! Specially the Cracks on the Mud Mask of the 'Mattiro Monisho' is a Prize Winner!
Btw, is this a shot from the Movie -The Slum Dog Miiionaire?
This beauty had appeared earlier - No Belly Vision?
I better switch on my Telly Vision!
Vimal, your pics are real good; however, I found the belly vision yuck!
Talking about Goan houses, yes they are really pretty. Did you notice the window-panes of most of the old houses fitted not with glass but with huge sea shells. I was really taken up with this quaint idea. We also visited an old villa, which belonged to some Portuguese nobleman and which may be a couple of centuries old. The present occupants have tried to preserve its original grandeur right down to the ball-room, chandeliers, stuffed sofas, elegant crockery n silver and huge portraits. Very interesting place in the centre of an exotic tropical garden with rare plants. Maintaining this place must be frightfully expensive...funds come from donations from tourists.
Naresh, you must try a finger of Kaju feni topped with Sprite or 7up n lots of ice....pure ambrosia!
Cheers to that!
Vive la Goa!!!
Agree with you Tas... on your Belly Vision comment. Thats why i did not post it on the blog! That was for FaiBhai in any case... BTW, sending you another photo today with a different "Vision". Tell me what you think about it...
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