Goa, the most visited place in India. We have been to Goa twice, but it was our first with the kids. We wanted to go to a beach
place and just relax on this holiday. So we decided on Goa. All of us
were super excited about the trip as it had been a long time since we
traveled.
We headed to
the airport on a Saturday morning.
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| At the airport |
Flew out from Bangalore and landed in Goa. We had booked rooms at the Goa Marriott Resort and Spa in Panaji, which was
around 40 minutes away from the airport. The weather was great when we landed
in Goa. The resort car picked us from the airport and it rained all the
way to the resort.
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| Drive from the airport to the resort |
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| Welcome to Marriott |
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| View from the reception area |
We
checked in to our room and freshened up. We could see the ocean from our
room, the beach was just a few feet away from the room. It was perfect!
We all changed and went to explore the beach.
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| View from our room |
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| Pleasant weather |
After
playing in the sand and water, it was sun set time.
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| Marriott Resort and Spa |
So we headed back
to the room. After hot baths, we went to one of the restaurants at the
resort for a quick bite. After a nice dinner, we went back to the room
where the kids hit the bed.
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| Dinner |
We were in Goa for 6 days this time and our routine each day was as below :D
Wake up early in the morning to the sound of the waves
Walk on the beach
Collect sea shells
Back to the resort to have a heavy buffet breakfast
Jump into the swimming pool which had a bar ;)
Go out and have lunch at one of the many cute little local restaurants
Afternoon nap for kids and A, while I used to sit outside and read a book
Evening hang out on the beach till the sunset at 7pm.
Dinner at the resort
Watch the world cup football matches :)
IT WAS A PERFECT relaxing VACATION!!
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| Day - 2 |
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| Sea shells |
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| Building sand castles :) |
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| And caves and hills |
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| Lunch at a local restaurant where we had yummy Goan food |
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| My first Goan Caju Feni |
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| Afternoon rain |
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| Book, tea and rain = perfect combo |
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| Day 3 :) |
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| Amazing Thai food for lunch |
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| Afternoon tea + rain |
The resort was great, right on the beach, had a infinity swimming pool, great food and a lovely spa.
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| Good morning Day-4 |
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| Bday lunch at Spices of India |
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| Day 5 |
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| Morning coffee by the beach side |
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| ☺☺☺☺ |
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| Yummiest lunch we had in Goa |
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| Starters |
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| Day 6 morning cuppa |
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| Infinity pool |
Felt so peaceful to watch the waves. Ocean humbles a person. Any form of nature does that. Felt blessed :) Has been one of the best holidays for us. Loved every single moment of this trip :)
