Captain Drunk

I thought I’d post something here about Goa, India’s little Latin Paradise and my ancestral home in India. The Portuguese called Goa ‘Rome of the East’ back in the 1500s, it was their dominion from the 16th century until 1961. Much like Christopher Columbus who sailed in his Santa Maria and reached American shores in 1492, Vasco Da Gama, the Portuguese explorer sailing from Lisbon in his flagship the Sao Gabriel reached Indian shores in 1498 thereafter bringing in the consequential influence of Latin culture and tradition to certain parts of west India like Goa, Bombay, Damon and Diu.

Vasco da Gamas tomb in South India




Vasco Da Gama was believed to have been greeted like a monarch, by the ruling kings in India, who were fascinated at the sight of the Portuguese fleet. India at the time was divided into small kingdoms each ruled by separate kings. They offered the Portuguese spices for trade, signed treaties and gave the Portuguese rights for building fortresses and factories. Portugal established an empire in India and Vasco da Gama became an enormously rich viceroy of the Indian colonies.

indianguy4u

Where is the pics of churchs, beach?

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Captain Drunk

You can understand why Goa, second only to the Himalayas is one of India’s hottest tourist hotspots. Being an erstwhile Portuguese Colony with a Mediterranean touch and feel to it, Goa’s Manueline renaissance styled villas, churches and basicilicas are as grand as its five star lodging and cuisine at rock bottom pricing.

Apart from its pristine beaches, sunny skies, country roads and swaying palms I’d say Goa would be a great getaway for a long-term holiday because :

1) Smaller motels and holiday homes have ideal lodging rates as little as $4 per night.

2) Delicious meals of fresh king prawns with a couple of cold beers costs less than $2.

3) You can hire a vehicle for 125 INR per day, less than $3 a great way to get around the country roads of Goa, and definitely if you want to go exploring. No insurance, no license check - an incredibly informal arrangement.





This pricing attracts many European tourists who, mostly retired senior citizens, spend months on end in Goa, from October to February avoiding the cold winters in their countries, before heading back home.

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Coming up.....

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Goa's forest waters and shining sands.....

Neo

Nice pics Captain!

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Captain Drunk

Magnificent like magic lol.....

Neo

I've visited Goa three times, love the beaches, booze and food...and ofcourse Goa chicks.

Confed999

Beautiful... Thanks for the pics!

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Se Cathedral

The Se Cathedral, dedicated to St. Catherine of Alexandria, the Patroness Saint of Old Goa. The left tower houses the Golden Bell, said to be the biggest church bell in Asia. Built in 1562 when the Portuguese Empire was at its peak, today ironically it stands bigger than any other church in Portugal.

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Most welcome Sir, do come avisiting....

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ST. CAJETAN'S CHURCH

Italian monks built this church in 1665. It is crowned with a huge hemispherical dome on the pattern of the great Roman Basilica of St. Peter.

indianguy4u

Post 10, 11 & 12 no pics. try difference source.

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Basicila of Bom Jesus

Built circa 1594 – 1605, one of the oldest Churches built by the Portuguese colonialists in India, a fine work of Jesuit Architecture. It houses the mummified body of St. Francis Xavier, India’s most prominent Catholic patron saint, who after founding the Societas Jesu (or Order of Jesuits) with Ignatius de Loyola in Spain, came to India as a missionary in 1534.









The gold casket containing the miraculously uncorrupted body of St. Francis Xavier 1506-1552.

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