This post is long due.. i had written about my 1st few days in Goa here  .. here’s a glimpse into other sights that treated/greeted me in Goa…. 

How can i come to Goa, and not visit Portuguese homes or areas right? well, that is exactly where we headed next – Dona Paula [Trivia – The name “Dona Paula”  is reportedly  derived from the name of  the daughter of  one of Goa’s Portuguese Viceroys,  who threw herself off the cliff  after she was refused permission to marry a local fisherman with whom ] …

We were taken on a tour of a Portuguese house after picking up an entry ticket of Rs 30 = Rs10 for me +Rs20 for camera .. The guide, one tiny character decided after a whisper of a vote that he was gonna speak in Hindi and took a group of about 30odd souls , of which nearly 15of us were lost, unable to hear him and totally not interested in his ramayan.. we wandered around the place, on our own, clicking, every now and then a word or two drifting to our ears!!! the place was just a run down House that once belonged to a mighty rich and snooty Portuguese family… i mean, they seemed to have lived like “Am the king, rest of the world does not matter” kinda attitude!!! 😀 

Could also see a lot of resemblence to our homes when i walked around – vessels in kitchen, door handles, beds, and so on…!! Interesting… 

Oh, a special mention should to the room we saw last…. It was filed with cupboards and shelves adorned with Ganeshas of all shapes an styles.. Apparently in that portuguese house, there lived a Brahmin, who collected Ganesha figurines… and today, the collection has over 1000 pieces.. preserved.. The Daughter of the house decided to let them be … 🙂