We've arrived!
Almeida Lodge, the shack in the middle
Mandovi, the first view
Secretariat, really...
Panaji municipal corp. Notice the UN flag flying with the tricolour.
First church,... many more to come
Municipal garden and its beautiful abandon.
First church by the night!
First view from the Cidade lobby.
Cidade de pool and beach at last!
More Cidade.
Pankaja framed!
Lisa Abranches of SAP Labs (sorry guys don't have her number) and Dr Pankaja Kulabkar and Gyanesh Talwar of Persistent
Even so-so photographers can take good Goa pictures
u wish u were there?
VIPs at the conference
Grand Sala (Don't ask who, 'sala' is hall or pavillion in Portuguese)
Two Amigos sing the Sayba
Watch out Ravi Shankar!
Far from the madding crowds: Our own take on the conference photo
Sshh, quiz qualifier test in progress.
Blues forever
You'll miss the bus if you miss Noah's Ark (all set for gala river cruise dinner)
Dr Kulabkar getting jiggy with it
Seema appreciates Doug's trance dance
Taru joins in and so does Dr Kulabkar
The Kajrare dance!
Doug, STC associate and top Tai Ichi tap dancer
Villa Portuguesa!
Mandovi marine drive
Shrine by the Mandovi
Switching to nature photography now (don't worry just joking)
Whatta catch at the Panaji fish market
Mr Death!
Fish market
You want a piece off me?
Mario: mural-boosting for the market
Mario long shot.
Mario close up!
Municipal market: Modern take on Portuguese architecture
The beautiful game begins early in life.
Goan woodo magic: World-famous carpentry
A little bit of Europe in their gardens!
Co-existence: Did the idea cross your mind?
Cidade de Architecture!
The last cuppa: Before the conference draws to a close.
The Great Waltz: Huawei runners up in a thrilling finish to the STC quiz
A cool last look at the Cidade pool.
Goan top brass in deep contemplation.
...Until they all burst out laughing..
Lisa wants to drag her uncle away because its supper time.
Sun sets on Dona Paula and the meet.
Not quite sunset
An actual rainbow over this colourful city.
Virtual sunset.
Welcome to Old Goa, a land of so many churches that they complained to the Pope, “Their bells and our bells, and their choirs and our choirs create cacophony.”
One of those bells.
The famous Basilica of Bom Jesus, world heritage site, home to the incorruptible remains of St Francis Xavier.
Basilica again
The imposing Se Cathedral, one of the largest in the world. Another world heritage site, now also a part museum.
The museum part
Inside the cathedral.
Corridors of faith.
Try this for size!
More majesty.
Ornate.
Inside out.
The traditional pond outside Mangueshi temple.
Mangueshi temple and the tower of lights
Approaching Shantadurga temple.
The tower of lights at Shantadurga temple.
The Shantadurga temple.
Nagueshi temple pond.
A rare round-shaped church on the road to Colva!
Colva beach.
Colva crowds.
Life is a beach.
Ravenclaw beats Slytherin. Sea snake is bit at sea on Colva beach.
John Ab-raham's judwa bhai practises kite-surfing.
Covering the media.
If they have Vengaboys and beach volleyball, we have nunga boys and chuddi cricket.
More from chuddi champs.
Alas, the tour is coming to an end.
The Indian version of Baywatch... the family soap.
Bye Bye Colva, Bye Bye Goa!
