How was Goa?
Will come to that shortly
We will rewind to the time in January when Nandu - Srinath were with us in Mumbai and Kutch.Was informed about Ramani-Radha visit to Goa in Feb and Sumee and I made up our minds to go there for a short stay.Keep it under wraps and let us surprise them I told DV.
Srinath-Nandu reside at Prudential Pristine in Colva.Set amidst paddy fields and in the proximity of Colva beach sits this resort-like housing complex with its large swimming pool and Gym.It is perfect to suit a laid-back living style... the very essence of Goa.
Mohinder Amarnath stays not so far away and makes his "selectors are buffoons/jokers" comments from there
So we entered the threshold of his apartment that evening to find Ramani quietly strumming the guitar and Radha chatting with Nandu.The surprise was writ large on their faces and after some back slapping and hugging we sat down to chat and joke while DV kept our wine glasses full.The party broke up at 2:30AM.
Just to make sure that we are indeed close to the Sea,next morning we viewed the Sea from the terrace with a para-sailor lifting off.A zooooom lens was used for this pic.
We had plenty of breakfast and coffee and Ramani finally made it to the pool at the conclusion of its elaborate cleaning.This is the view of the pool from the flat.None of the others ventured and we continued from where we were yesterday on gossip and such.
It was Valentine's day and the restaurants were chock-a-block with guests and our lunch - augmentation order did not arrive. Repeated calls made were to no avail.So we made RR sit and finish some hasty lunch to catch Alli and his car to take them to old Goa for a half day tour.
DV said "we will have autentic Goan food in the evening man" spoken like a paav-wala. Just sample this.
"Bugger don't yap ok.One bloody kaanpatti youl get no,youl see stars in da day man"
So we all crammed into the Wagon R...that is when we missed the good old WBE 816.
All is well that ends well and the journey was enjoyable and so was the food ordered.The restaurant owner was happy to chat with us and share the ups and downs of his business.He favored us with this pic.
The girls of the group went for a walk in the beach the next morning and we the boys were doing Moi in the flat .
Later we preferred a round of work out at the Gym while they went to attend an exhibition/demo of Bengali Kantha work somewhere nearby.
Remember "autentic Goan food"? and so we got into the vehicle...and away we went to Vasco beyond BITS Pilani,Goa,beyond the Dabolim Airport to where a beautiful church stood on Sao Jacinto island connected by a road bridge from the main road,a distance of mere 200 yds.
At this point the car stopped behind many others who had made it their business to eat the "aut..." at this restaurant called "Sheela Bar and Restaurant" who provides no menu cards but only modest plastic chairs in an open balcony from where you can stare at the sea while you sip your beer and enjoy melts-in-the-mouth fish,chicken,prawn and what have you.Absolutely delicious!!What a treat!!! Yet what a bare bones place without any Ado
So after this tummy fill what did we do?
We walked slowly to the island...the weather was good and so was the company.
Spent a few minutes in front of the church and hopped into the car for a look see of the neighboring posh locality. By now Ramani had gained access to Radha's Madi and that made it comfortable for the rest of us.
Back home Srinath offered to treat us to movies he has recorded and so we sat down,relaxed and watched two movies that evening.We took a break after the first and went out to a nearby eatery for some take-away dinner for DV and me.
A visit to Johncy for lunch was a fitting finale.A beach shack restaurant catering to the tourists galore.We had our fill and returned home only to pick up our bags and start for the airport to catch our evening flight to Mumbai...the others continuing on their holiday
Autentic tanks to Srinath and Nandu for da wonderful trip......
Will come to that shortly
We will rewind to the time in January when Nandu - Srinath were with us in Mumbai and Kutch.Was informed about Ramani-Radha visit to Goa in Feb and Sumee and I made up our minds to go there for a short stay.Keep it under wraps and let us surprise them I told DV.
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| Prudential Pristine |
Srinath-Nandu reside at Prudential Pristine in Colva.Set amidst paddy fields and in the proximity of Colva beach sits this resort-like housing complex with its large swimming pool and Gym.It is perfect to suit a laid-back living style... the very essence of Goa.
Mohinder Amarnath stays not so far away and makes his "selectors are buffoons/jokers" comments from there
So we entered the threshold of his apartment that evening to find Ramani quietly strumming the guitar and Radha chatting with Nandu.The surprise was writ large on their faces and after some back slapping and hugging we sat down to chat and joke while DV kept our wine glasses full.The party broke up at 2:30AM.
Just to make sure that we are indeed close to the Sea,next morning we viewed the Sea from the terrace with a para-sailor lifting off.A zooooom lens was used for this pic.
We had plenty of breakfast and coffee and Ramani finally made it to the pool at the conclusion of its elaborate cleaning.This is the view of the pool from the flat.None of the others ventured and we continued from where we were yesterday on gossip and such.
It was Valentine's day and the restaurants were chock-a-block with guests and our lunch - augmentation order did not arrive. Repeated calls made were to no avail.So we made RR sit and finish some hasty lunch to catch Alli and his car to take them to old Goa for a half day tour.
DV said "we will have autentic Goan food in the evening man" spoken like a paav-wala. Just sample this.
"Bugger don't yap ok.One bloody kaanpatti youl get no,youl see stars in da day man"
So we all crammed into the Wagon R...that is when we missed the good old WBE 816.All is well that ends well and the journey was enjoyable and so was the food ordered.The restaurant owner was happy to chat with us and share the ups and downs of his business.He favored us with this pic.
The girls of the group went for a walk in the beach the next morning and we the boys were doing Moi in the flat .
Later we preferred a round of work out at the Gym while they went to attend an exhibition/demo of Bengali Kantha work somewhere nearby.Remember "autentic Goan food"? and so we got into the vehicle...and away we went to Vasco beyond BITS Pilani,Goa,beyond the Dabolim Airport to where a beautiful church stood on Sao Jacinto island connected by a road bridge from the main road,a distance of mere 200 yds.
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| Jacinto island and church from Sheela |
So after this tummy fill what did we do?
We walked slowly to the island...the weather was good and so was the company.
Spent a few minutes in front of the church and hopped into the car for a look see of the neighboring posh locality. By now Ramani had gained access to Radha's Madi and that made it comfortable for the rest of us.
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| A great pic taken by Nandu |
Back home Srinath offered to treat us to movies he has recorded and so we sat down,relaxed and watched two movies that evening.We took a break after the first and went out to a nearby eatery for some take-away dinner for DV and me.
A visit to Johncy for lunch was a fitting finale.A beach shack restaurant catering to the tourists galore.We had our fill and returned home only to pick up our bags and start for the airport to catch our evening flight to Mumbai...the others continuing on their holiday
Autentic tanks to Srinath and Nandu for da wonderful trip......
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