It is very different and overwhelming. My son and I are living in a dusty town that, maybe, sees a few non-Indian/white people come through for the seaside view each day. Foreigners on extended stays in India must register with the government; for us, at the police station in nearby capital city, Panaji. The registration office is piled so high with paper in/on every cupboard, corner, counter and desktop that it seems like a movie set (can this be real?). Please fill out forms in triplicate and attach multiple copies of this, that, and the other. To stay at a hotel for one night next weekend we will need to provide multiple copies of passport, visas, and 4 passport photos each to the hotel staff for government purposes. India puts "red tape" into perspective....
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Tomorrow...a world heritage site and the very famous person who is not buried in Goa.
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