On the way from the beach to a temple location, we stopped in Panjim for a night. Smallest capital in the whole of India, the city has got a very Portuguese feeling in some area... We are staying in a little Portuguese house tonight, with wrought-iron windows and high ceilings with wood poles. Even the streets have Portuguese names!
About 9km away from the capital, lies Old Goa. The place has got so many churches it could compete with Rome! Visited 4 in the space of two hours, all Catholic and all of colonial heritage. Old Goa was the capital of the state until 1843 and until the 18th century its population exceeded that of London or Lisbon. What I found interesting it is the devotion practises around here, crosses and sacred imagines (of any kind!) are very popular everywhere: buses, houses, bars... But they are often get put together where a Christian image gets offered incense and flowers of Hindu tradition!
On a night bus with no AC for 10hours tomorrow, on the way the Unesco World Heritage Site, Hampi... Wish us luck!
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