The magnificence of Goan interior can be seen in the exemplary finishes and the choicest collection of furniture, furnishing and artifacts. Bavarian chandeliers that hung from the ceilings and Chinese porcelain that adorned the choicest of English furniture in Goan houses, is evidence that Goa's trade embraced several continents.
Long long ago, in the mystical land of Mardol, there stood a tower tall and stately. It towered alone over the Mahalsa temple in Ponda taluka.
The Sacred Grove located at Bambar in Satari Taluka is the abode of rare medical plants. This forbidden spot is a refuge for a unique forest community and it is classified as Myristica Swamp Forests having great ecological significance. The trees have unusal aerial roots which are analogous to pneumatophores or stilt roots of mangrove forests. The area of the grows is about 0.25 ha of undulating terrain and is situated 11 kms from the Goa - Karnataka border.
Set in the Bhagwan Mahaveer Sanctuary, the Dudshagar waterfalls are the second highest in India. I took a taxi to Colem before joining up with others also wanting to go to the falls, the cost of the return jouney to the falls was 300 rupees. What followed was a memorable 45 minute bone jarring ride by four wheel drive up to the falls. A short 5 minute stroll to the falls followed with plenty of people stopping on the way to feed the monkeys. There were quite a few people around trying to sell fruit to feed the monkeys with but they weren't really a problem.
