Finally, the jinx associated with my blog is broken. If I had enough time, I would have probably blogged more often. But I am not complaining. This is any day better than posting one blog per year.
Okay! So, today's posting is about our trip to the Chapora Fort. I am a little late in posting this. The trip was actually made on the 13th of September '09 (Sunday).
The Chapora Fort became popular after the movie "Dil Chahta Hai". Since that movie the fort has had many visitors - Tourists & Goans alike. I've been to this fort before, however, this time I saw that there were quite a number of couples who had come to watch the sunset. And what a beautiful sunset it was!
We left in the afternoon after lunch. We stopped in Verem to grab a couple of cans of Kingfisher draught. We went by the Reis-Magos Fort. The view of Panjim from the other side of the Mandovi River is quite beautiful. We made a lot of stops on the way and reached Chapora in the evening. We had arrived just in time for the sunset. The effect was magical. The sky was a palette of pastel colours.
We left from Chapora at around 1930hrs. Below are some photos that were taken en-route to Chapora and from inside the fort.
A far view of the Mandovi bridge.
Photo taken from near the Reis-Magos lighthouse.
A close-up of the Mandovi bridge with the two off-shore Casinos.
That's Deepak & Me.
Hmm....
I think that's the Goa Marriott's on the other side.
A. I. R. Tower
Deepak & Me, again!
Riding along the Mandovi coast.
Our first look of the Tata Nano.... outside a showroom!
This bridge is on the road that leads to Candolim, Sinquerim beaches.
Finish it off Deepak!
This Temple was on one side of the bridge and there was a Church on the other.
Close-up!
"Ain't that the truth, now?"
Found this painting in one of the bars near the Chapora jetty.
The Chapora Fort.
View from the Fort.
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So in love with the can...
The entrance to the fort. From inside.
Looking south towards Vagator...
Looking north towards Morjim...
THE ROUTE
Airport - Cortalim - Agacaim - Goa-Velha - Bambolim - Mandovi Bridge - Reis-Magos lighthouse - Candolim - Calangute - Baga - Chapora
Please click on the image for a full view.
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