Today was a bit of a driving epic adventure as after I cashed a traveller's cheque we drove to Old Goa to see the Basilica of Bom Jesus. Although I'm not a churchy person the architecture was stunning and the sculptures brilliant. Opposite side of the road was the Ministry of Archaeology was another church which had an awesome chandelier and landscaped gardens. Into Abu's car and off to a Hindu temple of Vishnu. Spotting westerners we were approached by ...

We both enjoyed a lovely lay in after the few early starts this week. We strolled up to Jackie's to change up some money, took a walk around Vagator and found a little bar called Dipti's that we took shelter from the sun for a drink. We headed back to the apartment and read on the balcony before Abu came in the afternoon to take us to Panjim. The traffic on the way there is busy but that was to be expected as this was the first day of carnival! I was really h...