Goa - the final stop

We left Agra to Jaipur in order to take the plane to Goa.

So we stayed in Jaipur for two nights... and we dont really keep a great memory of the place. Gabi was sick, Joao was starting to get sick, we lost our friends from Agra, the city was noisy (like any indian city) and dusty and it was too hot. The only nice thing was that we found a really funny rickshaw driver that took us the the airport the next day.

The flight to Goa was ok, Gabi was very sick at this point, but someone was already waiting for us, which made things easier.

For the first two nights, we stayed at a couch surfer's house. His name is Peter and he's a healer... and trust us, it works: sometimes Gabi could have big stomach pain, and he could make it disappear with the use of energy - without touching her! Well, he's a very interesting person and someone you would like to know more about. He also takes home snakes that people find in their houses and frees them in nature after a few days. We played with one of those and have pictures to prove it! :)

Unfortunately we had to leave his appartment after two days, so another couch sufer could come in. Peter helped us finding a hotel in Baga and rent a scooter. So we took the scooter and spent the rest of the week in Baga beach, resting and trying to get cured from all the illnesses we had, one after the other.

Baga Beach

Going to the beach during the Monsoon season might be very tricky, because it can go from sunny to rainy in a matter of seconds, but then the sun will always come back and in the end we have our fun anyway. Fun we shared with two German girls we met in our hotel, both medicine students (yeah, a good moment to get sick, since we were covered from all sides!) and very funny people! We spent a lot of time together and now even went to Panaji (the capital) together.

Goa is an incredible place. WE met some people that started talking Portuguese with us, some of them really happy to have the opportunity to speak in our language. Today one old man started talking to us and said with sadness that "he used to be Portuguese also", and that "now Goa is a mess, since the Indians came"... interesting experiences with someone who misses the Portuguese era... we would miss it ourselves ;)

The architecture is also very Portyuguese, so we feel somehow home away from home in here. It's the perfect place to end our tiring journey, and we are happy we left it for the end. We really deserved Goa! :)

Portuguese-style church in Old Goa