Sunday, February 27
Candolim in Goa – Rest Day
Our beds were so hard (thin mattress pad on a sheet of plywood) that we requested an extra “mattress” for the night last night. There were naysayers who said it wouldn’t help, but all I can say is it really helped me! I slept great… finally!!!!
I have a link you might enjoy – Clive is from London and is writing his own blog. He is funny and if you want a Brit’s perspective on the trip you might want to check it out. I started reading it a few minutes ago and I was laughing SO hard! He said that he wrote something on there about Jan and I – can’t wait to find out what he had to say… I’m sure it’s funny! Here’s his link www.clivesindianride.wordpress.com
Anna found her laundry!!! J
Everyone in this coffee shop is with our group… we all love it here. The coffee shop is doing a good business and we are all getting our cyber and caffeine fixes… it’s a win/win!
We caught a taxi to Old Goa which was the capital city of Goa until the mid 18th century when a series of severe epidemics forced the viceroy to move the capital to nearby Panaji. Today all that remains of Old Goa are some beautifully preserved churches and the Basilica of Bom Jesus – the tomb of St. Francis Xavier. On our way to the Old Goa our driver slowed to a stop on the middle of this bridge and told us that this section of the side wall was removed to make the Borne Supremacy movie and then they rebuilt it. A vehicle went off the bridge into the water in the movie… he was very proud! J
Here’s a few of the sites in Old Goa: Basilica of Bom Jesus which houses the tomb of St. Francis Xavier
This is the cloister at the cathedral – very beautiful!
Church of St. Francis of Assisi
We also visited the archeological museum which had many artifacts and statues from the local ruins. No photography was allowed but I enjoyed reading about the carvings and artifacts. We have one more day in Goa and then we will head inland toward more of India’s historic sites.
