Category: Past Times

The Panjim Pousada

The Panjim Pousada, in effect an annex to the Panjim Inn hotel,  is advertised as… “one of the few Hindu houses in a predominantly Catholic...

At Panjim (Panaji)

During our stay in Panjim (now officially Panaji) we mainly visited nearby places such as Old Goa and the market at Anjuna .  Other events...

Anjuna Beach Market

According to the 2000 edition of the Footprint Goa Handbook, the Wednesday flea market at Anjuna beach grew out of the time of Hippy’s and...

River Trip to Old Goa

Old Goa (Velha Goa) is abour 8km easst of Panjim on the south bank of the Mandovi River and we took a river excursion boat...

Towards Dona Paula

While staying in Panjim we headed out past Miramar and along the Caranzalem beaches to Dona Paula to check where I would need to go...

At Dona Paula

During most of the period that we were at Dona Paula I was involved with the meeting at the National Institute of Oceanography. On one...

Floral Dona Paula

I thik Zoe must have taken most of these photos while I was in the meetings. The Prainha Hotel grounds had a some cacti as...

In Cape Town

The Breakwater Prison where we were staying was close to the Victoria and Alfred Waterfront and we used restaurants there. Apparently the convict inmates had...

Climbing Table Mountain

Table Mountain is just over 1km high (3,558 feet). From the Breakwater Prison we could see the cable car and nicknamed it “Tinkerbelle” from its...