Since this was the last day of stay at Goa, and our train was at about 9:15 PM, we had a lot of time on our hands from morning to about 5:00 PM in the evening. We started off with Big Foot, a historical museum maintained by one of the well known artist of Goa. At Big Foot, we had two attractions. One was a museum that explains the ways and days of ancestral goa, and the other one was a 500 year old house preserved with all the artifacts. Some snaps -
Casa Araujo Alvares -
This casa is a 500 year old mansion and the current generation of this family has turned this house into sort of a museum. This house contains a lot of items, some of them imported from Italy and other countries and is well maintained. There is a audio system that is "Programmed" in the sense that the audio system will walk you through the different aspects of the house and also guide you through the various parts of the house. All you have to do is follow the voice :)
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| A Maiden with the Name plate of the house |
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| The Main entrance to the house |
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| The house Chapel. this contains several imported artifacts |
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| One of the doors of the house |
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| A Palanquin in storage |
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| The Dining Room and Table |
Ancestral Goa Museum -
Ancestral Goa is just opposite the casa displays a mock up of Goan village scene as it existed long back. The village consists of several types of people - all statues like carpenter, brewer, potter, Ladies and gentlemen of the era. The Portraiture in the museum also shows the religious and cultural integrity of the goan people during that time.
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| The Grand Entrance |
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| Statue of a Portuguese explorer |
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| the fishermen |
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| A Lady. |
What I have presented here is just a part of what exists at Ancestral Goa. The place is a must visit for all those who have a deep interest in Goan culture - or simply want to travel off the road...
The visit to the Casa and Ancestral goa would require atleast around three and a half hours of your time. Better planned in the mornings, so that you can have lunch on the way from here to other destinations of Goa.
After visiting these places, we went to Colva beach. We had lunch at one of these hotels here - frankly speaking, it is better to have your food somewhere else and not on the beach front, since it is costly, and also does not have that authentic Goan taste.
This was the last of our journey in Goa. the four days went by very fast, and the time had to come to return back to reality - our homes.
Enjoy!
the Photograchar!
