Our guide, Cesar, is a lively, experienced guide who speaks excellent English; he obvious has Portuguese mix in his features. He says that Goans are not unhappy with their 450 years of colonial status, but they are glad to be free (since 1961 following an invasion by the Indian army). He is passionate about his Goan identity, and later in the day he waxed long about Indian politics and corruption, plus how the Russians are spoiling the tours industry by dressing and behaving inappropriately. This gravely insulted V__, who was born and lived in Russia. However, apparently some Russians do come for cheap all-inclusives, and they drink and eat too much. They have usually made their money from oil and drugs. Our tour started with two large adjacent churches: Bom Jesus and Se Cathedral. (Bom is
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