Goa pics thread 2: beaches and churches (dial-up warning)
So after the food porn thread down the page, I wanted to give you snowed-in folks some reminder of what nice weather actually looks like, in case the memories are too faded.
Here are a few views of the beach and pool at the hotel:
We didn't want to pay for an ocean view room, so we got a garden view room instead, which was also really cool:
Right off the hotel grounds is Miramar Beach, one of Goa's more famous ones:
There's an advertisement for the upcoming Lusifon games (sort of like an Olympics for Portuguese speaking countries or regions)
Also, ever since I worked at a naval engineering firm I really love ships, and there were some cool ones:
On the beach was an amazing sand sculpture:
On Sunday we rented a car and drove to Old Goa, the Portuguese colonial area.
Up in the neighborhood of Altiho (sort of on the way there) you can see the Governor of Goa's house:
As well as the Archbishop's residence (I think it's also a school):
Next, the Basilica of Bom Jesu, built in 1594, where the remains of Francis Xavier are held:
Then the Church of St. Francis (Assisi, not Xavier), built in 1661:
Then we went up a mountain. From the top you could see Se Cathedral (1619) and St. Francis' church again:
At the very top was the chapel of Our Lady of the Mountain (1551, only recently restored). Alfonso de Albequerque had it built to celebrate his conquest of Goa:
And, finally, on the reverse slope were the ruins of the Church of St. Augustine (1512).
Pretty cool trip.
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