Goin' to Goa

We managed to squeeze in a quick weekend trip to Goa. "Weekend" is being generous here -- we left Bangalore around noon on Saturday and were back by Sunday night. Despite the short jaunt, we desperately needed this getaway and it proved to be the refresher we needed to get through the rest of induction.

The walk down to Baga Beach is basically owned by Tito's. There are multiple Tito's bars, restaurants, and night clubs:

Hotel Beacon Court. This is where we stayed for the night. Totally worth it for great location and amenities!

The entrance to our hotel spa. I did a 45 minutes back massage + sauna. Heavenly!

On Sunday we rented scooters and explored some of the countryside. It was the highlight of the weekend. This is some of the beautiful countryside we passed through:

Oink oink. I think this was the first time we had seen pigs in India (they're not on the street, nor on the menus!).

Some ladies having a stroll along the green waters:

One of the many many Christian churches in Goa. This was definitely the biggest and most opulent of all the ones we saw that day. A groundskeeper even unlocked the main area so we could have a look inside.

Goats! They were so cute and we saw them just as we were turning a corner, so I had to snap fast. Add them to the list of a million animals we saw in India.

Mexican lunch in Goa. I'm not sure I would call it "authentic" but we were hungry and it hit the spot.

A guy herding his cow along the street:

Another view of Baga Beach. Lots of people at the beach this particular day. They swim, bathe, do laundry, and fish here!

We hit a few of these roadblocks where cows just stand in the road as cars and bikes honk until they move out of the way.