Park Hyatt Goa resort and spa in Cansaulim

as the previous times we stayed at Park Hyatt Goa resort and spa

with it's beautiful surroundings and closeness to the beach it's been perfect for us

coming here is pure food for the soul

walks on the beach and around the resort area, dips in the pool, spa treatments, reading or just being

.......

up for a walk around the grounds?

reception area 

upper pool area overlooking the beach and the ocean

lower pool area with the pool bar

sunset from the pool bar

on the way out to the beach

love these trees with the airy roots

lotus pond

the lagoon area

this time we got a room in the lagoon area which is really nice

lots of different trees which means lots of different birds

again we enjoyed our stay 

but

I must say that they need to get it together when it comes to maintenence and service !

the wooden floor around the pool area is in poor shape and we actually witnessed an accident with

a father holding his small boy who fell through the floor !!

of course both he and his little boy got hurt...the child fell head first !

no staff helped out...they where just standing there...it was guests helping out

and guests who put things around the hole....

of course no one in management came out

amazingly bad I'm sad to say

hopefully they will get their stuff together and do some work

shame if this beautiful place will just collapse

hope your work week starts out good after a nice easter break dear reader 

Cansaulim beach in Goa

the beach just goes on and on

perfect for morning walks, runs or why not a ride on a bike

see the piles of sand ?

it's these guys...

that do them....

tiny ones and really big ones.....they run really funny....sideways and they are fast as lightning

saw one that ran into the wrong whole...he came up fast and ran to the next one !!

Goa sunsets

the sunsets here in Goa are magical

maybe more so because the whole setting is just so nice

to be on vacation and not to worry about anything besides what kind of drink I want to sip on while watching the sun set

soothing for the soul don't you think ?

oh the drinks ? 

I had a mojito and Mr M had a casablanca

Goa Friday

today has been a Good Friday in the paradise Goa

as always we started our day early with a long walk on the beach

and for the first time we got to see the fishermen pulling up the net

I think we counted to 25 men working together to get it out of the water

at one point it looked like the little boat was going to flip over

many happy birds around...dinner was served on a plate for them....

only woman around was emptying the net of something ....?

she showed me....shrimps....

after about a good 20 minutes the net was out with the catch of the day showing

small, bigger and

scary !!! 

two big snakes  they threw back into the water !

Happy Easter everyone 

enjoy and eat lots of candy

Happy Easter - Glad Påsk

Pottery makers and weavers in the desert

first day in Jodphur a jeepdrive took us to a pottery place

maybe the oldest line of work in the world

like making a dough for baking

he then set the wheal spinning using this stick

back in the jeep and the scorching heat...42degrees celsius !

weaving village

this guy is a famous artist..met Prins Charles and showed him his work when he was in India

nowadays it's a collective of families working together 

only way they can make a living and keep the tradition of weaving alive

cotton, wool or camel hair is used

the sales hut...he had so many nice carpets...I now regret that we didn't buy

one of the beautiful ones we looked at...

well well...maybe I will come back to this place again 

who knows ?