Old Goa Panaji

Panaji , Goa, India

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  • 1

    India? Or Portugal?

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    ... nbsp; The roaming chickens and cows certainly seemed to fit in better here than on the sidewalks of Mumbai. Arriving in Panjim (or Panaji), the capital of the state, it was difficult to get an impression of the place from the bus station.  But once ...

  • 2

    Sausage Heaven

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    ... clean bathroom to ourselves felt especially luxurious after the shared bathroom 20m from our co-co hut last night. Panaji is a beautiful old town, remarkably clean with gorgeous old Portuguese buildings. We had a spectacular meal which included crisp, ...

  • 3

    Pan jimjams

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    The following day we decided to head north to Panjim, the capital of Goa, its very Portuguese. When the British Raj gave India back to the Indians in 1947, the Portuguese decided to keep Goa. So, according to a man we met on the train the Indians flew a ...

  • 4

    Recovery

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    ... , only 85 rupees! Tina also bought a beautiful blue salway kameez there, that I can't wait to see her in. Old Goa, only 11km from Panaji, is basically a bundle of churches in the jungles. But they are enormous, old Portugese churches. The Church of ...

  • 5

    Gastronmic Goa

    ... - we stayed in Panaji the capital of Goa a quiet pleasant town, time spent on slow walks around the old colonial quarter. Goa seems quieter than the rest of India - people even seem to drive more sanely (we even saw people taking driving lessons). An ...

  • 6

    Panaji

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    ... spaces and near empty streets, devoid of garbage and masses of people. I thought the illusion would shatter when we reached Goa's capital, Panaji but it remained eerily quiet and clean - totally un-Indian. We sat in the park in the centre of town which ...

  • 7

    Picturesque Panjim

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    ... beautiful scenery on the way down, with India in all its post-monsoon glory. Took a prepaid taxi to Panjim (or Panaji), the capital of Goa. Although a capital city, Panjim is a completely relaxed little place. The Porteguese influence (they ruled ...

  • 8

    Panjim and Old Goa

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    ... much time in Old Goa, it was very hot, and to be honest, we both concluded that it was impressive merely because it was in India, had this really been the Med, or Portugal, it would have been any other town. Back in Panjim we had a good room which I ...

  • 9

    Goa in Sixty Seconds

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    ... luckily cos this was a twelve hour journey and you don't want to be doing that on your feet!   Anywhoo I get there (Old Goa train station, fact fans!) all sweaty and tired and hungry and immediately leap on these English looking people to share a ...

  • 10

    Portugal in India

    ... the way there right now. Deciding to rest up for the afternoon I got myself a cab and was soon enroute to Panjim (aka Panaji), Goa's state capital. Immediately obvious was the difference between Goa and the North of India. The roads were quiet (even the ...