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Goa is the most fascinating place I have visited in all my travels around India. You hear the roar of the Arabian Sea and the sudden whoosh of tropical monsoon rains. You smell earthy bouquets, spices and oils from Indian open street cooking, and salty sea air. You see…well, let the photographs show what I saw in Goa…
…lush tropical flora and fauna
The Banyan Tree
The Arabian Seashore…
The Portuguese influence…below, the restored ancient Viceroy’s Arch that marks the Portuguese conquest of the city in 1510.
Ruins of The Church of St. Augustine, built by the Portuguese in 1602
Goa remains very Christian
Christian street shrines
The Basilica of Bom Jesus holds the mortal uncorrupt remains of St. Francis Xavier., except he is missing his big toe. Story is that a Portuguese woman, in a fit of revererence bit it off! Gross!
Beautiful altars where the God of Goa, Jesus Christ, is worshipped. 
And before we left, I shot this from a table at a seaside restaurant.
Great photos! Looks like pictures from Hawaii in some shots. Thanks for sharing.
Awww… Thanks for the mention, Holly 🙂 Loved the pictures! We were in India for a couple of months a few years ago, and although we did get to travel a bit around Bangalore, where we were staying, Goa was one of the places we didn’t get to (along with Chennai, which I hear is also fantastic). It’s on the to-do list 🙂 Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful pictures. One of my dream goals to is visit the saints with incorrupted bodies. How they must have pleased God in their life time. The town looks beautiful. Blessings to you and yours.
Shirley, It’s amazing! I’d love to visit more. Holly
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Thank you for sharing! 🙂
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These are wonderful photos, Holly.
Thanks Naomi. It’s a beautiful place
Thank you for mentioning me, Holly. And thank you so much for those gorgeous pictures… I’ve added Goa to the list of places I would like to see. Blessed Easter!
It’s really cool!
Thanks for sharing a bit of India with me. The photos are beautiful
I have never fancied Goa before, but your pictures have made me think again about that!
Great post 🙂
Goa looks like a wonderful place to visit..thanks for sharing with us. Thanks also for the mention!
The photos are gorgeous! Wish I could go to Goa.
Hi Holly. The photos are so beautiful. I have only traveled within US so I’m always interested to see other parts of the world. Thanks for blogging.
Beautiful pictures and thoughts of your travels, Holly! Thanks for sharing!
Beautiful photos. And I like your A to Z recommendations at the end – nice way to pay it forward.
Have a great Easter!
Warmly,
Laura
What a beautiful land Goa is! Your pictures of this beautiful place are amazing thank you fro sharing them in the A-Z challenge.
Blessings
Interesting post. The toe thing was yuck! Thank you for sharing all of the wonderful pictures of Goa. Happy Easter!
Susanne
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Beautiful, Holly. I felt like I could see, feel, smell and hear Goa.
Thanks Cindy!
beautiful images, lovely blog!
My favorite was the Arch. I’m sure it’s amazing to visit other countries. We’ve only gone to Canada, which isn’t too drastically different from the USA. However, it was still interesting to see more luscious scenery, especially since we live in Southern California. More rain and green then we have. We took so many photos. Camping was enjoyable. Seeing the scooters in your photos reminded me of our honeymoon when our cruise stopped at St. Maarten and we rented a scooter and had to drive on the “wrong side” of the road. 🙂
Sandi
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It’s fun to see new places, or at least see photos! Have a great week!
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Beautiful pictures. The architecture is phenomenal!
Beautiful place. Thanks for coming by my blog.
Beautiful pictures, Holly!
I would love to visit Goa. I have met some lovely people from there and they have told me many amazing things about the area. Your pictures are wonderful Holly.
Thanks Darlene. It was so lush and tropical. Had a blast.
You have visited some amazing places…the ‘Banyan Tree’ is something…Diane
Thanks Diane, it’s a really lovely tree.