To Goanet -
Today I saw Panjim from here, from what is the highest perch in the city -
http://www.parrikar.org/images/samples/qutubofpanjim.jpg
More pictures of the sights later but for now I will simply say that today's
Panjim looks like sh*t isotropically from above. It is somewhat better than
being on the ground where Panjim IS sh*t, thanks to the "noble savages" aka
ghatis that have overrun Goa.
The real estate gigolos - Alcon, Kamats, and now the national ratfu&#%rs -
have done a splendid number on the city. National integration has been
achieved. Amchi erstwhile sobit Ponje now looks like any other whore of an
Indian city.
Upon returning to terra firma I headed to Hotel Mandovi where GHAG had
arranged a talk by an urban planning expert from America. If there was an
original thought or a crumb of insight anywhere in the lecture, it was not
visible to the naked eye. Other than that he was a great expert.
Warm regards,
r
ps: I wonder if someone took pictures in 1980 when the
tower came up for a 'before' and 'after' comparison.
