Goa & Mumbai (Regional Guide)
Amelia Thomas
Language: English
Pages: 430
ISBN: B00NPOQJ4E
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
“Colorful and colliding, spiritual and soothing, crammed with deserted beaches, yogic bliss and heady nightlife. Goa is many things to many people, but everyone agrees there’s nowhere on earth quite like it.” – Amelia Thomas, Lonely Planet Writer
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Inside This Book…
34 maps
40+ beaches
47 colorful festivals and events
Loads of details on yoga & activities
Inspirational photos
Clear, easy-to-use maps
At-a-glance practical info
Beach Planner
In-depth background
Easy-to-read layout
With holidaymakers from the surrounding swish resorts, and the beach has the added bonus of an on-duty lifeguard. Daily fishing and dolphin-watching trips are in no short supply in Utorda. Take your pick from the seasonal offerings sold in and around the beach shacks that line the main stretch of sands. Sleeping & Eating Zeebop by the Sea SEAFOOD $ (dishes from 80; 10.30am-11.30pm) Renowned for its excellent seafood – or ‘underwater treasures’, as the restaurant itself describes its.
Festival. Good Earth HANDICRAFTS (2 Reay House, Colaba) This Delhi transplant hawks gorgeous, eco-leaning housewares, candles, cosmetics and glassware. Funky coasters, hand-decorated china, stylish coffee mugs – all higher end and artsy. Oxford Bookstore BOOKSTORE (www.oxfordbookstore.com; Apeejay House, 3 Dinsha Wachha Marg, Churchgate; 8am-10pm) Mumbai’s best book browsing, with a tea bar. Crossword BOOKSTORE (Mohammedbhai Mansion, NS Patkar Marg, Kemp’s Corner) Enormous place for.
Powerful family, the Monteiros, with the pretty 1780 Nossa Senhora dos Remedios (Our Lady of Miracles) chapel standing opposite the entrance to the house. Still occupied by descendants of the Monteiros, the house is sadly not open to visitors, but is worth a look from the outside in any case. Excursion Boat Jetty BOAT TOUR If you’re looking to haggle for an on-the-spot dolphin-spotting trip, head up to the Excursion boat jetty on the banks of the Nerul River, where lots of independent local.
Shrine), flanked by an image of Ganesh and several other deities. Finally, beyond the inner hall is the garbhagriha (shrine room), where the lingam resides. The exterior of the temple is plain, with a squat appearance caused by the partial collapse of its shikhara tower. On the remains of the tower are three relief carvings depicting the three most important deities in the Hindu pantheon: on the north side (facing towards the access road) is Vishnu, to the west is Shiva and to the south is.
Sacred Centre, around Hampi Bazaar; and the Royal Centre, towards Kamalapuram. To the northeast across the Tungabhadra River is the historic village of Anegundi. History Hampi and its neighbouring areas find mention in the Hindu epic Ramayana as Kishkinda, the realm of the monkey gods. In 1336 Telugu prince Harihararaya chose Hampi as the site for his new capital, Vijayanagar which, over the next couple of centuries, grew into one of the largest Hindu empires in Indian history. By the 16th.