BelleBarcelone @ Bombay to Goa!

While visiting Mumbai, it is always great to spend few days in Gorgeous Goa! A wonderful way to disconnect from the world!
The monsoon season takes place in Goa during June to September, you can witness the rains, enjoy some rain party and lush green views. It is more quiet and less crowded during these months.
The best time to visit is from October to February, where it gets a bit cooler and you can enjoy and relax on the beach and witness some of December wonderful parties, such as the Sunburn festival and some exclusive New Year parties.
From March to May it gets quite hot and not many people visit Goa at that time, but you get good deals at hotels and you have a great time in a more quieter Goa. We went during that time and we loved it! It was a perfect easter break vacation.
Goa is a place to relax, have a drink at the poolside, walk on the beach, visit their wonderful flea markets and try their wonderful cuisine, Goanese and international.
You have the North of Goa with many restaurants and places to go around, and the South with beautiful hotels and quiet time as the Alila Diwa and the Leela.

We stayed at the Taj Holiday Village in the North. It has pretty portuguese cottages, a huge pool with a bar, the beach. It is child friendly and not far from many good restaurants. The food at the hotel is good, the breakfast is wonderful as well as their room service.
You can rent a car or take a cab to go to other places.

Some pictures of Goa and the places we went to:

Thai paan at the Banyan Tree at the Taj

AT Banyan Tree!

At Banyan Tree!

Calamari, a shack on the beach from the hotel, 5 min walk on the beach.

Delicious drinks and food at Calamari!

Chilly paneer at Calamari!

GREAT SETTING AND ITALIAN FOOD ON CALNAGUTE BEACH! http://www.fiestagoa.in/

At Fiesta!

At Fiesta! THIS IS A CASHEW FENI, TYPICAL COANESE DRINK!

CHOCOLATTI IS A COFFEE PLACE, 5 MIN WALK FROM THE TAJ VILLAGE ON CANDOLIM, IT HAS GREAT CAKES AND COFFEE!

AT CHOCOLATTI!

DON'T MISS THE ANJUNA FLEA MARKET ON WEDNESDAYS! FROM OCTOBER TO APRIL. YOU WILL FIND GOOD BARGAINS, FUNKY ACCESSORIES AND OTHERS. THEY ALSO HAVE A SATURDAY NIGHT MARKET.

Anjuna market! Wednesday morning!

View from breakfast the the Taj Village!

Taj Village!

Don't miss the sunset at Thalassa, the great greek tavern. You need to book some days in advance. It is always full.http://www.thalassagoa.com/

SHOPPING AT THE THALASSA, FLAME!

These are some other options in Goa, we couldn't go as we had no time.
J&A, an Italian restaurant in Baga Beach.
Burmese food at Bomras at Candolim.
For breakfast: Infanteria Bakery in Baga.
There may soon be a luxury train from Mumbai to Goa, meanwhile there are lots of good airlines deals. Check here for the upcoming train project.
We were also few days in Mumbai. Check my older post on Mumbai here.