Due to Portuguese exploration, Goa India was the seat of Christianity in the area. This cathedral dates back to the 1500's. We were surprised to learn that this area of India is still ~35% Christian with many beautiful churches dotting the area.
We visited here a year ago today.
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This majestic train station in Mumbai, India was originally named Victoria Terminus, renamed in 1996. It was built in 1878 in an exuberant Italian Gothic style. A statue of Queen Victoria that adorned the station went missing in the 1950's and has never been found.
We were here a year ago today.
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There are an estimated 600 legal houseboats here, perhaps hundreds more illegal. This is the area that Abraham Verghese wrote about in "The Covenant of Water".
We visited here one year ago today, and I still haven't finished editing all the images from that trip !
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We spent a few days in Sri Lanka, and our cruise ship was berthed overnight in the industrial seaport of Colombo, the capitol city. We departed in the afternoon so had a great view of the lighthouses in the channel.
We were there one year ago today.
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Who knows where the Andaman Sea is? We learned last year on our Southeast Asia Cruise. It's the sea between Thailand and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands to the East. The islands are Indian territories. We had obtained visas to visit Port Blair on one of the islands, but some bureaucratic snafu prevented us from landing. The Indian Coast Guard came out to circle around our ship with sailors manning the guns! After that bit of excitement, we had 3 long rather boring sea days to reach Sri Lanka.
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