Visiting Margao

Margao is the regional capital of southern Goa.  It's not too big, as Indian cities go, not too polluted, and I find it easier to take than many.  It has all the stuff you need access to - except for an IMAX.  It's where I typically end up with any medical 'stuff' to handle, is a Goa central transportation hub for the rest of India, has a great public market, a great bakery/chicken store - Royal Foods - and the fabulous South Indian veg restaurant 'Kamat Hotel'. There are also lots of old portuguese-style buildings in and around the city, unfortunately more often than not in poor shape.  These are odd pics from a couple of trips to Margao.
It's pretty easy to get from Agonda to Margao - only about an hour and a half to get there by any type of motor vehicle.
I'll do another blog entry with pics from inside the Margo Municipal Market.


As usual, click on pics to embiggen.

Russian circuses seem to do a great business in India.

Ice Cream and Goan (Portuguese) breads.

A little afternoon siesta outside the central municipal park.

Cashews!

Such hard work.

Amazing!  A female bus conductor!  Pretty rare.

 Same foreign babes hanging around.

Not-so-foreign park worker babes...

 

Nothing like hanging around on a bunch of bananas.

 ...or putting up an injured foot (all too familiar to me).

Shoe repair on the street around the City Hall.

Unloading flour.

Just looking.......

...and of course, there's Royal Foods!

...inside of which is....

The entrance down into the Kamat.  See the previous 'actors' blog for pics of the inside.