Чудесные каникулы в ГОА Great vacation in GOA

We rested with the whole family, a child of 8 years old, in VARCA LE PALMS BEACH RESORT 3 * from 22.03 to 2.04. 13. We flew on a direct flight from Rostov-on-Don, the flight took 6 hours. Due to the time difference, we ended up at the hotel around 21:00. On the way from the airport, I got an excellent guide who talked a lot about Goa, customs, safety, prices, shopping, excursions, etc. Settled very quickly, the room is normal (as the guide said, what is your karma, then it will happen to you in GOA, treat everything philosophically). In the morning, in the light of day, we went to explore the territory and the beach. The territory is magnificent, from the main building there is a wide asphalt path to the beach itself, everything is in the shade, everything is in flowering bushes. The restaurant is on the way to the beach. The beach is endless white sand, clean and crisp. The ocean is powerful, salty and very warm. On the beach there are sun loungers in the shade of palm trees, there is always a guard at the entrance to the beach. The waves were all days, when it was less, when it was more. The best time for swimming is from 6.00 in the morning (it is already light) until 10.00. Later, the breeze picks up and the waves become larger. By 12.00 - the sun bakes, the sand is hot. And by 16-17 hours it becomes very comfortable. Sunsets are a special phenomenon, unique every day.
Breakfast in the restaurant consists of cereals, milk, juice (watermelon, mango, papaya, kiwi, orange, pineapple, different every day), Indian dishes, and scrambled eggs, scrambled eggs, which are cooked in front of you by a chef, a very nice young man named Mohan . The way he skillfully throws an omelet in the pan and he definitely hits it and turns over to the other side, you can admire the whole breakfast. They don’t speak Russian at the reception and in the restaurant, but they understand and try very hard to help.
In the beach necks of the menu in Russian, they speak and understand you without any problems. Almost everything has been covered, and they all have their pros and cons. I liked the cuisine and the music and the prices at Eddie's pub (Kolya is a young man who takes orders, he's just a joker and a merry fellow, but he knows his business. He will always tell you about the dish, advise what to choose). "Sebastian's" you can try fish and oysters (not expensive). The fish is served in portions, "Eddie's" only whole. We got a special pleasure when we ordered "At Eddie's" shark, just delicious, but it's the whole and with a blunt rounded nose, the most delicious crab soup (a whole boiled crab is placed on top of the plate). "From Sebastian" they took another smaller one and a sharper nose, it turned out to be very dry. Juices are freshly squeezed everywhere, food is fresh.

Money changed at the jeweler, shop in the main building. Of course, she could not pass by the magnificent jewelry with diamonds, emeralds, sapphires. Everything I chose is exclusive, I have not seen this anywhere else. That there is only a white gold ring, in which two rings are connected into one in the place where the stone is attached, the ring can be turned and now you are with another ring (diamonds on one side, and a stunning emerald on the other). Fayaz, the owner of the store, a person with amazing taste, feels what the client needs, speaks Russian, can remake the product according to your request, guarantees the quality. You can pay by card and cash. You can buy a local connection sim from him in the store. At our request, he brought us fruits from the village (he chose the best and at a very good price).
We used taxi services, we really liked Peter. He drives carefully, which he himself could not explain, called a friend, he told us everything in Russian. We went to a spice plantation, in Cavelosim, in Margao. We agreed on the price with Peter, and he told us which stores to go to, waited as long as necessary and did not ask for any additional payment. In general, Indians are very sympathetic and kind people. Think only about the good while in GOA and this will help you a lot (advice of our guide). Checked, really, what they planned, everyone bought, looked, everything was solved without any problems.
More about the hotel: who is looking for entertainment, then they are not. Very quiet, at 22.00 already complete silence. The hotel is safe, there are no strangers on the territory, the guests know everyone by sight, you don’t worry about the children, you can let one go to the pool (the security guard and the young man who gives out towels are watching the kids all the time). Of course, it would not be bad to renovate the furniture and ceilings (in some places the paint has come off), linen and towels are not snow-white, but intact. The room has a tea and coffee set, mugs, glasses, spoons. Bottled water is brought, tea, coffee, sugar are replenished every day in the evening. The cleaning is really mediocre, but the towels are changed every day. Split and fan worked properly. The room has a small refrigerator, for water and fruit is very suitable. If I have the opportunity, I would visit this place again.