Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Return to Mysore and Trip to Goa

December 21st, we left the hotel behind and went back to the biggest attraction in mysore, the palace. The palace was beautiful, but guess what?! It’s residents have always had electricity, it was built in the late 20th century after the old wooden one burned down. From there, we left mysore, and went to a bird sanctuary that wasn’t far away. It was cool, but it didn’t even make it to my top three favorite places in India, so far. From the bird sanctuary we went back to Bangalore, where we slept one last time.

December 22nd, we visited my grandfather’s cousin for breakfast. After we left their house we got on a plane and left for Goa and a resort. The flight took only about an hour. When we got to Goa we were picked up from the airport and driven to Park Hyatt, a beautiful resort and spa. After we unpacked, we took a walk on the beach. The sand was so soft and clean it squeaked beneath your feet, and there were crabs everywhere! At first glance, the crabs looked like tiny moving patches of sand, needless to say, they had great camouflage. After walking around for about an hour, we went back to the room, then found our way back to a beach side restaurant where there was a seafood buffet. Actually it was more like you picked it out, then they cooked it. There was lobster, prawns, squid, crabs, and three types of fish. It was really creepy when I realized a few of the crabs were moving. When these guys say fresh, they mean fresh!

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