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Vagator Beach, Goa- right behind our cottage.
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Seriously, the ocean was as warm as bathwater.
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The first night in Goa, as we're leaving our cottage for dinner.
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Arjuna Beach, Goa
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Our cousins, Aarushi and Palav, the other two Jhaveri girls!
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Dinner on Baga Beach.
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Courtyard by our cottages on Vagator Beach.
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Baga Beach, Calangute, Goa. Self portrait with orange pineapple juice.
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Hemal, reading Travel and Leisure and wondering where her fizzy drink is.
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Staking out our spots for the whole day on Baga Beach.
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Hemang, got his drink but not his crepes!
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Yeah, that's me.
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Hem, ('I swear, you think there's just rocks on the other side but there's not! There's a shack!') on Vagator Beach.
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Calangute Night market.
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Christmas decorations, Goa Style.
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Vagator Beach, Goa - Christmas Morning.
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Aarushi, coffee and toast on the beach on christmas morning.
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Possibly the prettiest cup of coffee ever.
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Princess, making her way down the beach and joining us for breakfast.
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Vagator Beach, Christmas Morning. We had all this to ourselves. And one random old guy, listening to Bing Crosby on the radio.
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Poolside rooms at Sterling Resorts.
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Bougainvelia at our hotel.
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Bougainvelia - HOT pink and all over the place in Goa.
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Possibly some kind of jasmine?
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Panjim Church, Christmas Day
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Panjim Church, close up.
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On the Gujrat Mail train (Bombay to Ahemdabad, it only takes one night!) starting jatra.
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On the train, going to Ahemdabad.
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Raj, Daddy, Rajen kaka.
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Our first stop for jatra - A side street in Naroda, outside the Padmavati Devi Temple.
