Goa #35

The Church of Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception is Panaji's most important landmark. Portugese sailors came to the origina chapel, consecrated in 1541, to offer thanksgiving prayers after their long and treacherous voyage from Lisbon. The present church was built in 1619 with the double flghts of stairs addd in 181.

Go Goa! Day 3 Sight Seeing

October 1st 2007
On my third day in Goa, I hired a car for the day and did some sightseeing on my own. My first stop was Fort Aguada with a nice view of Sinequerim Beach and the Arabian Sea. My next stop was the Terekol Fort at the northern end of the Goan beaches. The views from here were spectacular and it was not crowded so I could wander at my leisure. It was so nice to be left alone! While I walki ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more

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