Palolem Beach is arguably the most beautiful beach in Goa - According to Lonely Planet. And I could see why. I think I'm in love with the place. The beach is more pristine, the landscape is breathtaking, and the waves are mesmerizing. And people are I think friendlier than other beaches - we stayed at Calangute, Baga, Candolim, too.Couple of points to note:
- Do not take a cottage on the beach front. I couldn't sleep any of the nights there because at 3am in the morning, you hear the waves crash on the shore, and echoes around you, and you wonder if you're actually experiencing a Tsunami.
- If you ask for mineral water, they bring you a bottle, but do not include a glass. Ask for a glass if you need one. I did, and my friends were making fun of me all the time.
- Spanish Omelette in Goa has entirely different ingredient than what you would get at IHOP. Looking at the egg on my plate, for the first time in six years I thought of the IHOP at Andersonville, and how they used to sprinkle salsa on the omelette. In Goa, you'd be lucky to get a tomato slice.
- On the positive side, most of the food came with green pepper, which I loved.
- My guess is people in Palolem beach hate wasting food. I ordered fruit salad and curd. I wanted just the fruit salad, but thought customization would take longer. The waiter came and saw the bowl of curd and yelled at me. I grudgingly ate the bowl of curd. I felt like a bad boy at an S&M session just for a bowl of curd. And I liked it.
- They don't know how to make Ceviche - my most favorite food north of Sashimi. It came with strips of rubbery fish doused in lemon juice. Oh well.
- Goans add salt in their lemonade, which, if you're not used to it, tastes pretty yucky. It's like eating oral saline. I guess people lose a lot of salt from sweating.
Best food in Goa? It's at Bomra's in Candolim beach. Yummy burmese food. The smell is enough to make you drool.
