Goa

This was a long time ago but I haven't had time to update...

Goa is essentially beaches, we spent a couple of nights in the capital and saw Old Goa. This is mainly Churches from when Goa was Portugese. They are famed as some of the biggest and most impressive Churches in India. However, none of us were particularly taken with them. Especailly after the bright colours and bold painting of the Buddhist Temples, it seemed quite drab! The most impressive thing were the ruins. If the building had been maintained then it would be very impressive, it seemed huge. It was the middle of the day though and brick gets surprisingly hot!

The rest of Goa is essentially beaches. We stayed in two different places; Baga and Anjuna. Baga has a beautiful beach and we were able to eat dinner there. It's also the place we've seen with most white people. It's strange seeing so many after such a long time! In Anjuna we got a very good guest house. It had a hammock and I spent a lot of my day sitting in it, I had also found a very good book in Baga and so was happy to sit and read and just chill out.

It was nice to relax for a while, and Goa's reputation for beauty is not undeserved. We visited one fort and it was gorgeous. It had the most beautiful scenery I think I have ever seen. It was easy to just sit and watch the ocean. It makes me miss it just thinking about it!