Old Goa

Panjim is Alive

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March 3rd 2008
Monday morning in Panjim and the city wakes up. Tumble weed is replaced by cars, and empty streets replaced by people. We arose out of our cell, sorry hotel room; had a hose down, sorry cold shower, and went looking for some culture. It came in the form of 'Old Goa', which was the capital before Panjim. About 9km east, we hopped into a taxi and had breakfast getting hassled in the same way you ... 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