Goa, land of endless opportunities...

 Goa, land of endless opportunities where laziness prevails... 

Accessible throughout the entire coast, the sea provides diverse touristic attractions and food source for both locals and tourists

Sunset from Anjuna's cliffs

Anjuna Beach

 

Anjuna Beach

Fishermen cleaning their nets near Baga

Fish - Assagao market

Fishermen - Morjim (where the Chapora river meets the sea)

Cruise boats for crocodile and birds sightseeing - Morjim

Sunset and free artistic performances at Arambol Beach

INDIA - GOA - Fruits, food and more...

DELICIOUS SOUTH INDIAN FOOD

Mapusa Market

Fruits - Mapusa Market

Just outside of my bedroom door are found a great diversity of fruit-trees....

Jackfruit tree

Banana Tree

Chikoofruit Tree

Cashew nuts

I was also lucky enough to see the Coconut guy as it is said to be a specie at risk...

Look carefully, no harness, bare hands and feet, and solely equipped with a rope to keep his feet together. According to the owner of my Guest House only few people with such skills remain and they are difficult to find during the coconut season!

The Coconut guy, a specie at risk...

The Coconut guy, a specie at risk...

Spices – Anjuna's Market

 

Fresh Sugar Cane Juice

Barbequed corn anyone?

Every single street stand offers all sorts of fried goodies served in a PAV (bun) pronounced “pão” meaning bread in Portuguese ;)

 

One of my favorites, vegetarian and mostly gluten free!

 

Idli: spongy, round, fermented rice cake
Sambar: soupy lentil dish with cubed vegetables
Dosa: Large savoury crêpe made from rice flour folded and filled with a variety of vegetables and spices, simply DELECIOUS!

Uttapam: thick rice pancake cooked in a pan with a selection of topping similar to a pizza. Also pretty yummy!
Bhazi: ??
Thali: main dish of rice, dalh (lentil soup) and a few different chutneys (chickpeas and/or vegetables and spices)
 
And not to forget, the great variety of freshly pressed fruit juices and lassi made with curd (obtained by curdling / coagulating milk by adding lemon juice or vinegar.
 

Not all Indians are vegetarians and chicken, beef and goat are usually found on the menu lists and/or wandering the streets ;)

Goat crossing on Anjuna's main street

Thali's menu on the main street

Real strategic place for a Baskin & Robbin ice cream shop; opposite from the main street Bus Stop!

INDIA – UTTARAKHAND – Rishikesh

Welcome to Rishikesh, “Yoga Capital of the World”, and land of the countless ashrams, temples, and diverse inhabitants!

This image says it all about Rishikesh

Sacred wandering cows

View from the Lakshman Jhula (bridge) with our host Mr Rhesus Monkey

Let me introduce you to Mr The Common Hanuman Langur

 

Acquiring more in-death knowledge into the PATH of YOGA, and learning to teach the same

Learning from one of the masters ;)

Learning and sharing the newly acquired essentials

Beautiful closing ceremony

Beautiful closing ceremony

The Holy Ganges River, the famous and the infamous touristic attractions...

 

Holy Ganges River

Near Ram Jhula (bridge)

 

Temples, temples, temples...

One of the oldest and most famous Indian restaurant in Rishikesh

Chotiwala Restaurant. One can find the pink guy sitting on his chair every single day

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Ruins of the famous Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram where the Beatles rocked up in the late 60s. It is said that the ashram closure was later forced by the government under the pressure of the citizens who did not approve foreigners behavior in this sacred region

Ruins of the famous Maharishi Mahesh Yogi's ashram

Sunset in Lakshman Jhula

India's blurry line between past, present and future ...

Wise words defeating time and religious beliefs from any nation...