16th January 2011, just come back from Goa in India. Flew the second of January and 14 days. The hotel was 4* Holiday Inn Resort, although they said to him, already 5* Dali. A very long time to choose it, read the reviews, I thought more about Coconut and Majorda Beach, but well, that chose not to, because they modest (when we were driving tourists with excursions drove the bus. Then entered the territory of the above mentioned hotels, ours was much better, even judging by ресепшну and the hotel entrance). Holiday Inn great, staff were nice, large, not worse than those of fives that we have seen in other countries. The sea is quite near, territory, large and green well-groomed, on the territory of the grass walked herons little white birds, crows fly very much, try to steal from tourists at the Breakfast something, but there specially transparent mesh hanging to the ravens could not fly. We used only CENTURIES-breakfasts and good, there on the beach is 5 shakes-local cafes, where there is everything, the food is normal, not poison, fresh juices, barbecued seafood as you want and what you want, Indian cuisine is very diverse, better than Thai, not bored even for a 2 week stay. Breakfast in the hotel tired at the end of the vacation, seemed скудноваты compared with Breakfast in the hotels of Egypt and Thailand, seemed to be all there, but somehow diversity was not enough and plenty of choices. Very tasty cakes in tandoor with garlic and oil are prepared in the necks on the beach, I even подгодила record a video, as they prepare. Now there is in winter, from fruit ripe, delicious, juicy pineapples, bananas small, some more exotic fruits, strawberries is, mango is not ripe, season, oranges, tangerines and apples. On the first day of pineapples eating! At the Breakfast there as usual omelets, fried eggs, bacon, pastries, fruit, juices, tea and coffee making facilities, local dishes are not sharp. In the necks if asked not to badly prepared, they are normally prepared. Ate Sam (there very friendly soul, immediately on the first day came the owner of a cafe and meet us all speak Russian, also in Russian), then went into the Betty shake right away when leaving the beach (there is also a well-prepared). Everywhere there is a menu in Russian, in the evening there went in to supper, night tables in the necks put right on the sand near the sea, put a candle on the table, well, romance, sit down and eat dinner by the sea. Crockery shakes net, although I always took with him antibacterial wet wipes for hand (back home and bought a lot) and gel antibacterial hand, although noticed that tablecloth on the table rag during the day they do not change. Chilled drinks are served. Liked meat sharks, large shrimp grilled vegetable salads, king fish grilled with lemon. By the way my favorite Mojito prepare excellent!
Arriving at the airport Goa Dabolim we are a little подрасстроились saw the frayed small airport, is a military airport Goa. Then on the way is not quite clear surroundings, as we arrived at night, the roads are like our 1, 5 bands of all, very narrow, solid streamer-a lot of turns. Almost rocked, the hotel is pleased, very good, brightened up the poor of India. But then came the sea, walk, watching we were amazed at the breadth and length of the beach strip, after a week stay we realized the beauty of Goa is a huge length and breadth of the beaches, where virtually no one, complete privacy and unity with nature. Great! You Can going along the beaches and to meet the only man 3-4, but this is South Goa don't know how in the North and center, beaches in the South of the net, we have a beach Мобор, white sand, squeaky, as on Karon beach, Thailand. Beauty! Took a taxi from the hotel, together went to the vaunted Palolem beach, come and realized that we were almost on the beach in Thailand-a lot of people, all sink with, nothing special. Aww, «the beauty of this beach, we have not estimated, nothing it's not there, our swimming pool is Мобор better. And Palolem built up all the cafes, in cottages-миниотелях, some plywood small houses 2*2 meters shall be somewhere on 2000 roubles per person per night with Breakfast and cleaning of the shared toilet, young people apparently like to live there and hang out. But it is definitely not for us.
Then we met two couples also from Russia together and booked a tour with Pegas Touristik for a day: Waterfall Дудсагар, where were cute monkeys, which you can hand-feed, spice Plantation, where we bought cinnamon sticks, vanilla, black pepper, turmeric, «веселящие nuts», which grow on palm Jumeirah, they can chew=50 mg whiskey, elephant trekking, Indian temples, Catholic churches are very ancient, on the way back we stopped in the capital Panaji, there is a small shopping in the course of an hour. The guide, which was from Pegasus, told him a little bit and all, nothing about the history and traditions of India, generally uninteresting guide was. But the drive for diversity will, and to change the situation, looked a little like that, Goa.
Immediately't say that, but you write that the exit from the hotel, across the road there is минмаркет where you can buy water, spirits and so on trifles, have the jewelry shops where you can change money. Away somewhere in a 15-minute walk along the beach to be the village of cavelossim. There is a pharmacy, stores, shops with Souvenirs, cafes and restaurants. But there we never ate. Jewelry also did not dare to buy because started seller of one such shops to ask specifically about the structure of gold, and he and General chemistry knows, though he says he himself creates his decoration. Calls sample, we ask him to decipher the percentage of metals, he didn't really know. Under such circumstances, we not buy. 't know what they're going to sell, and that the gold, and the gold, whether it! Money changed in the same village in the pharmacy D mello good rates 1 USD= 44, 4 rupee (so I think) the best rate than in the hotel and in the shops in front of the hotel, there lower. Ibid bought fruits such as pineapples and bananas. And even store bought chips Lais, they there are others, not such, as in Russia, very tasty. In the pharmacy there to buy coconut oil, oil for hair. The water in the hotel is very hard, so the first few days I did not know how to comb the hair, then bought a local oil, began to enjoy it and all was good. Also bought for the skin after tanning, there they are good. From home brought protective sunscreen 30, but not awful. Goa sun somehow bakes not much, such a gentle and warm. You can, of course, burn, if we spend the day lying in the sun, and you won't even notice it immediately, so very tender sun.
All other days are made love on the beach enjoying the sun, sea, beach and the magnificent Indian cuisine. The sea was not a turquoise, dark blue-grey, but transparent, due to sand, mud, as finely, and go a bit then deeply. There are very well organised rescue group, every 100 m rescuers sit and бдят, helicopter flies above the beach look, goes «Protection of tourists» runs the beggars. And on our vast beach, only 2 were at Leela 5* and our people a little bit, 5 shakes. In the pool in the hotel can swam a couple of times, poolside lacked periodically longues and sun loungers see that there is not new. Fresh towels every day at the pool, take, calling for a room.
13-14 January flew on a tour of the Taj Mahal. From Goa flew in Mumbai, then the capital of India, new Delhi, Delhi 5 hours to the city of Agra 250 km, but the bus was driving slowly along because of their traffic jams and traffic. First, when I read the reviews of other tourists on sites that don't understand why so negative people пиут about Pegas Touristik in India, we vacationed in Thailand and was all excellent. But in India, really they rest not organized very, would appreciate as satisfactory. First, the tours of the first large, we were not warned that need to take swimwear, because you can swim in the waterfall. Secondly, when traveling in Taj Mahal, we were not warned that the rush through Mumbai still, for us it was the news has only at the airport; nobody said that Agra-North Goa and the temperature in the evening just 10 degrees and we went in shorts and t-shirts, we're there just froze, husband caught a cold, slaps were, such a cold, locals go jackets in there and caps, and here we are half naked; third, Manager Pegasus assured us back in our hotel, when told about Taj Mahal tour, that there spend the night in one of two hotels 3* and 4* and they absolutely do not differ, but the price of 3*-615 $ per person trip, 4* — 640 dollars. The price includes flights, excursions, guide, meals, accommodation overnight in the hotel, entrance tickets. We thought, well as hotels do not differ, then went to 3*. There in Agra hotel 3* Taj resort (that's were we then compare our hotel and this, in this Treska no Windows, floor — 1, not very, hot water only from 4 am-tin), Well, that kind of our tourists have found for me pants, well that we had 2 warm jackets. In the morning of the 14th, we came to the Taj Mahal-complex built in the name of love one of the rulers of India in memory of his favorite wife, who died while giving birth to their 14th child. Very beautiful building, charming, incredibly as you can from the reservoir marble cut all the decorations, the building is made of marble and semi-precious stones. Cool! The Taj Mahal is a 7-ku new wonders of the world and a UNESCO heritage site. Control there at the entrance of a very serious, you can take only the camera and money, water, food, paper, batteries, matches, lighters it is impossible, within only Shoe covers. We spent there 2 hours and back in Goa fly. All the other days we spent on the sea. Rent a moped took movement there terrible and not clear, very narrow road is dangerous. The prices are low because the rate of 1 crore is equal approximately to 0.7 ruble. Seafood us there, too, seemed simpler than, for example, in Thailand, not expensive and all. From drinks, delicious fresh juices, in packs in the stores are also very tasty, not like us.
The holiday was great, great, the sea and the beach, we got, fruits and seafood also, knowledge of history and expansion of worldview, too, and a lot of impressions!
If you have questions write, be sure to answer. All good rest! .
Arriving at the airport Goa Dabolim we are a little подрасстроились saw the frayed small airport, is a military airport Goa. Then on the way is not quite clear surroundings, as we arrived at night, the roads are like our 1, 5 bands of all, very narrow, solid streamer-a lot of turns. Almost rocked, the hotel is pleased, very good, brightened up the poor of India. But then came the sea, walk, watching we were amazed at the breadth and length of the beach strip, after a week stay we realized the beauty of Goa is a huge length and breadth of the beaches, where virtually no one, complete privacy and unity with nature. Great! You Can going along the beaches and to meet the only man 3-4, but this is South Goa don't know how in the North and center, beaches in the South of the net, we have a beach Мобор, white sand, squeaky, as on Karon beach, Thailand. Beauty! Took a taxi from the hotel, together went to the vaunted Palolem beach, come and realized that we were almost on the beach in Thailand-a lot of people, all sink with, nothing special. Aww, «the beauty of this beach, we have not estimated, nothing it's not there, our swimming pool is Мобор better. And Palolem built up all the cafes, in cottages-миниотелях, some plywood small houses 2*2 meters shall be somewhere on 2000 roubles per person per night with Breakfast and cleaning of the shared toilet, young people apparently like to live there and hang out. But it is definitely not for us.
Then we met two couples also from Russia together and booked a tour with Pegas Touristik for a day: Waterfall Дудсагар, where were cute monkeys, which you can hand-feed, spice Plantation, where we bought cinnamon sticks, vanilla, black pepper, turmeric, «веселящие nuts», which grow on palm Jumeirah, they can chew=50 mg whiskey, elephant trekking, Indian temples, Catholic churches are very ancient, on the way back we stopped in the capital Panaji, there is a small shopping in the course of an hour. The guide, which was from Pegasus, told him a little bit and all, nothing about the history and traditions of India, generally uninteresting guide was. But the drive for diversity will, and to change the situation, looked a little like that, Goa.
Immediately't say that, but you write that the exit from the hotel, across the road there is минмаркет where you can buy water, spirits and so on trifles, have the jewelry shops where you can change money. Away somewhere in a 15-minute walk along the beach to be the village of cavelossim. There is a pharmacy, stores, shops with Souvenirs, cafes and restaurants. But there we never ate. Jewelry also did not dare to buy because started seller of one such shops to ask specifically about the structure of gold, and he and General chemistry knows, though he says he himself creates his decoration. Calls sample, we ask him to decipher the percentage of metals, he didn't really know. Under such circumstances, we not buy. 't know what they're going to sell, and that the gold, and the gold, whether it! Money changed in the same village in the pharmacy D mello good rates 1 USD= 44, 4 rupee (so I think) the best rate than in the hotel and in the shops in front of the hotel, there lower. Ibid bought fruits such as pineapples and bananas. And even store bought chips Lais, they there are others, not such, as in Russia, very tasty. In the pharmacy there to buy coconut oil, oil for hair. The water in the hotel is very hard, so the first few days I did not know how to comb the hair, then bought a local oil, began to enjoy it and all was good. Also bought for the skin after tanning, there they are good. From home brought protective sunscreen 30, but not awful. Goa sun somehow bakes not much, such a gentle and warm. You can, of course, burn, if we spend the day lying in the sun, and you won't even notice it immediately, so very tender sun.
All other days are made love on the beach enjoying the sun, sea, beach and the magnificent Indian cuisine. The sea was not a turquoise, dark blue-grey, but transparent, due to sand, mud, as finely, and go a bit then deeply. There are very well organised rescue group, every 100 m rescuers sit and бдят, helicopter flies above the beach look, goes «Protection of tourists» runs the beggars. And on our vast beach, only 2 were at Leela 5* and our people a little bit, 5 shakes. In the pool in the hotel can swam a couple of times, poolside lacked periodically longues and sun loungers see that there is not new. Fresh towels every day at the pool, take, calling for a room.
13-14 January flew on a tour of the Taj Mahal. From Goa flew in Mumbai, then the capital of India, new Delhi, Delhi 5 hours to the city of Agra 250 km, but the bus was driving slowly along because of their traffic jams and traffic. First, when I read the reviews of other tourists on sites that don't understand why so negative people пиут about Pegas Touristik in India, we vacationed in Thailand and was all excellent. But in India, really they rest not organized very, would appreciate as satisfactory. First, the tours of the first large, we were not warned that need to take swimwear, because you can swim in the waterfall. Secondly, when traveling in Taj Mahal, we were not warned that the rush through Mumbai still, for us it was the news has only at the airport; nobody said that Agra-North Goa and the temperature in the evening just 10 degrees and we went in shorts and t-shirts, we're there just froze, husband caught a cold, slaps were, such a cold, locals go jackets in there and caps, and here we are half naked; third, Manager Pegasus assured us back in our hotel, when told about Taj Mahal tour, that there spend the night in one of two hotels 3* and 4* and they absolutely do not differ, but the price of 3*-615 $ per person trip, 4* — 640 dollars. The price includes flights, excursions, guide, meals, accommodation overnight in the hotel, entrance tickets. We thought, well as hotels do not differ, then went to 3*. There in Agra hotel 3* Taj resort (that's were we then compare our hotel and this, in this Treska no Windows, floor — 1, not very, hot water only from 4 am-tin), Well, that kind of our tourists have found for me pants, well that we had 2 warm jackets. In the morning of the 14th, we came to the Taj Mahal-complex built in the name of love one of the rulers of India in memory of his favorite wife, who died while giving birth to their 14th child. Very beautiful building, charming, incredibly as you can from the reservoir marble cut all the decorations, the building is made of marble and semi-precious stones. Cool! The Taj Mahal is a 7-ku new wonders of the world and a UNESCO heritage site. Control there at the entrance of a very serious, you can take only the camera and money, water, food, paper, batteries, matches, lighters it is impossible, within only Shoe covers. We spent there 2 hours and back in Goa fly. All the other days we spent on the sea. Rent a moped took movement there terrible and not clear, very narrow road is dangerous. The prices are low because the rate of 1 crore is equal approximately to 0.7 ruble. Seafood us there, too, seemed simpler than, for example, in Thailand, not expensive and all. From drinks, delicious fresh juices, in packs in the stores are also very tasty, not like us.
The holiday was great, great, the sea and the beach, we got, fruits and seafood also, knowledge of history and expansion of worldview, too, and a lot of impressions!
If you have questions write, be sure to answer. All good rest!
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