Season 10. DAY 13. We catch the early morning train to Goa.
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Leaving Hospet behind, this morning we took the early Amaravati Express train to Madgaon, arriving at the palm-fringed shores of Goa in the late afternoon.
The Portuguese landed here in the 16th century, under Alfonso de Albuquerque, and captured the Arab trade settlement. They began building a city with houses, gardens and fountains, monasteries, chapels, and churches, including the white, 17th-century cathedral of St Catherine, which still stands.
Goa eventually became the entrepôt for East and West, where merchants could buy pearls, coral, rubies, golden jewellery, silks, China porcelain, lacquered furniture, ambergris, and exotic spices. The Portuguese influence is still very much apparent - the main religion is still Roman Catholicism and siestas are still widely practised on hot afternoons.
Like most areas in India, Goa has its own culinary specialities, the locally brewed spirit feni - a spine-tingling drink made from coconut or cashews.
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