Back from Goa! And if u thought that was where all the excitement was...you should have been here in Delhi yesterday!! Nah I’m not going into details about my day yesterday i.e. the 1st of Nov in Delhi....Yes it had to do with the protests against the sealing drive here and the utter chaos around the place. But more about that later...that deserves a separate post altogether but I’m sure what would make a more interesting read is GOA! :-)
But since I have still not totally recovered from the wonderful holiday and then the really maddening day yesterday was (!) what I will try and do is get some pics to do the talking okk :-) . I am trying (rather unsuccessfully) to make a slide show of some of the pics (there are a whole lot of pics!!) but I guess most of you know just how pathetic my internet connection is right? AND It's the worst EVER today *sobbbbb* :-(((
Goa was hot but evenings and mornings were pleasant. We stayed at Cidade de Goa at Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula which is 7 kms from Panjim town. We didn’t go out much instead we spent much of our time at the resort itself...by the pool, at their beach and eating to our hearts content! We went out on a mandatory trip of popular tourist spots and for the evening boat cruise on Mandowi River which was inclusive in the package we had opted for. Plus a trip to the market to buy wine to carry home for ourselves and for family and friends!:-)
Vedant had a fabulous time ’cept for the last day when just soon after we checked out of the hotel, he had fall on the stairs and hurt himself :-( ... he did get a huge bowl of ice cream to cheer him up though! The hotel staff was very attentive and helpful on that particular day...
This trip was special because this was the first time Rajiv and I had taken Vedant along for a vacation...by ourselves without friends or family. And it was just the kind of holiday I wanted!
I won’t write a conventional travelogue or do a hotel review which by the way was a good enough place considering the fact that it carries the 5 star deluxe tag...I have a few negatives about it though but since overall the trip was pleasant and happy, I’d prefer to overlook the negative...for now! Would I go back to Cidade for a family vacation...maybe...not a definite yes though!
The best part of our trip was watching Vedant attempt to play water polo with lil friends he made there and the beach barbeque party where Rajiv and I danced to our hearts content! And oh yes got a special mention and applause for our dancing *grin*!!
The worst part of our trip was the airlines we chose...Spicejet...the flight was almost 2 hours late when we left delhi and on our return we were at dabolim airport @ Goa waiting for 4 hours! We got home at 1 am! Now Spice joins Air Deccan in my list of airlines I must avoid at all costs!!!!!
And now about the pics :-(... so far all I could add was the one at the beginning of the post...the slide is taking ages! But I will add that once my connection behaves better! I tried every site I know of but nuthin works....rather my *!%#$&!*....connection's makin sure nuthin works :-(
Ps: remember my cribbing about getting a late interview date for my US visa? Well, I did get it eventually :-) ... 10 year multiple entry! YAY! :-)))
The music playing is by "sand in my shoes" by Dido (this is a huge fav...and makin a second appearance in my blog coz it was the first music video playing in my blog!)
But since I have still not totally recovered from the wonderful holiday and then the really maddening day yesterday was (!) what I will try and do is get some pics to do the talking okk :-) . I am trying (rather unsuccessfully) to make a slide show of some of the pics (there are a whole lot of pics!!) but I guess most of you know just how pathetic my internet connection is right? AND It's the worst EVER today *sobbbbb* :-(((
Goa was hot but evenings and mornings were pleasant. We stayed at Cidade de Goa at Vainguinim Beach, Dona Paula which is 7 kms from Panjim town. We didn’t go out much instead we spent much of our time at the resort itself...by the pool, at their beach and eating to our hearts content! We went out on a mandatory trip of popular tourist spots and for the evening boat cruise on Mandowi River which was inclusive in the package we had opted for. Plus a trip to the market to buy wine to carry home for ourselves and for family and friends!:-)
Vedant had a fabulous time ’cept for the last day when just soon after we checked out of the hotel, he had fall on the stairs and hurt himself :-( ... he did get a huge bowl of ice cream to cheer him up though! The hotel staff was very attentive and helpful on that particular day...
This trip was special because this was the first time Rajiv and I had taken Vedant along for a vacation...by ourselves without friends or family. And it was just the kind of holiday I wanted!
I won’t write a conventional travelogue or do a hotel review which by the way was a good enough place considering the fact that it carries the 5 star deluxe tag...I have a few negatives about it though but since overall the trip was pleasant and happy, I’d prefer to overlook the negative...for now! Would I go back to Cidade for a family vacation...maybe...not a definite yes though!
The best part of our trip was watching Vedant attempt to play water polo with lil friends he made there and the beach barbeque party where Rajiv and I danced to our hearts content! And oh yes got a special mention and applause for our dancing *grin*!!
The worst part of our trip was the airlines we chose...Spicejet...the flight was almost 2 hours late when we left delhi and on our return we were at dabolim airport @ Goa waiting for 4 hours! We got home at 1 am! Now Spice joins Air Deccan in my list of airlines I must avoid at all costs!!!!!
And now about the pics :-(... so far all I could add was the one at the beginning of the post...the slide is taking ages! But I will add that once my connection behaves better! I tried every site I know of but nuthin works....rather my *!%#$&!*....connection's makin sure nuthin works :-(
Ps: remember my cribbing about getting a late interview date for my US visa? Well, I did get it eventually :-) ... 10 year multiple entry! YAY! :-)))
The music playing is by "sand in my shoes" by Dido (this is a huge fav...and makin a second appearance in my blog coz it was the first music video playing in my blog!)
And you can read all about our last trip to Goa in 2005 in this post ... it has more details about Goa and places we visited....
EDIT: Here's the slideshow! This has few pics of the trip...mostly taken at the resort itself. I'll be adding other pics in my pics blog - http://ishipics.blogspot.com ....laterrrr....
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