'Nossa Senhora de Milagres' Church, Mapusa, Bardez, Goa

Vintage Cars in Goa, India

TULSI, Goa

The Chapel on the Hill, Verla, Bardez, Goa

Our Lady of the Rosary

Nossa Senhora do Rosário

Canca - Verla - Parra

Resort Rio - Arpora, Bardez, Goa

Fruit of the Cashew Tree

While the fruit of the cashew tree is used for making the world-famous one of a kind CASHEW FENNI, the seeds (cashew nuts) of the cashew fruit make excellent snack to go along with Cashew Fenni with Limca.

The cashew is a tree in the family Anacardiaceae. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. Originally native to northern South America, it is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew seeds and cashew apples.

In Memoriam

In Memory of those young school children and others who lost their innocent lives at Calvim - Aldona, Goa,  a tragedy that occurred yesterday - a mini bus plunging into the river.

Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi, Monte de Guirim, Bardez, Goa

Chapel of St. Francis of Assisi,

St. Anthony's High School,

Monte de Guirim, Bardez, Goa

ANCESTRAL HOME, GOA

Ancestral Home of Late Benedicata Fernandes e Barboza,

Loutolim, Salcette, Goa, India

Bridge across the Chapora River, North Goa

Bridge across the Chapora River, North Goa,

From Siolim Bazaar to Chopdem

ROSES REMIND OF "EL KAYS" Parra, Sonar Vaddo, Bardez, Goa

Roses Remind Me of El-Kays,

& 

El-Kays Remind Me of Leo & Lourdes

Please click on link below

 and listen to the song

'Roses of Rio'

(an old favourite song of my childhood)

https://youtu.be/fzo6YG9w4mE

FLOWERS OF GOA

Down by the Chapora River, Siolim, Bardez, Goa

Down by the Chapora River, Goa, India

Panjim City Garden, Goa, India

DOWN BY THE BANKS OF THE MANDOVI

WHERE THE WATERS FLOW

AND COOL BREEZES BLOW

View of Mandovi River from Ribandar, Ilhas, Goa

Picnickers at Keri Beach, Goa (North)

Sari-clad Picnickers at Keri Beach, North Goa.

RIDING ON A BUDGET

SHIRTLESS LOW BUDGET 'TUSHIN'

LOW ON APPROPRIATE ATTIRE

AND POSSIBLY LOW ON GAS TOO

AS THE LADY SEEMS TO BE DIGGING INTO HIS POCKET

SOUND HORN OK PLEASE

MIND BOGGLING

Vehicles with this type of signage first arrived in Goa after the Indian Govt. takeover in 1961. At present the only thing that is 'OK' seems to be the honking, but not the roads, the drivers or their driving habits.  Honking apparently goes on and on, sometimes without rhyme or reason, and even when there is no one around (force of habit, I guess). 

I've tried to figure out the above signage mainly on trucks, ever since the time I learned to read, but never really understood it. HORN PLEASE OK, PLEASE SOUND HORN OK, PLEASE OK HORN, BLOW OK HORN, etc. I don't really know whether the horn of the guy in front of you is okay or whether he requires that you get your horn repaired if that's ok with you. Will someone please enlighten? 

I"M OK, YOU'RE OK, HORN OK, BUT TRUCK BRAKES NOT OK, TRUCK DRIVER NOT OK (may be drunk) SOUND OF HORN IS NOT OK, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS OK. I ASKED A DRIVER BUT HE DIDN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHO IS OK? 

SO IF YOUR HORN IS OK KEEP BLOWING IT ALL THE TIME OK? 

PLEASE

Hibiscus - A Common Flower of Goa