With valentine day around the corner most couples plan special outings. This time we wanted to do something special and were brainstorming about it and hit on a great idea. We decided to spend the romantic day in Goa. Goa with its romantic beaches, happening night life, popular night clubs and casinos seemed like the best choice.
The best option from Chennai would have been to fly down to the party state, but we wanted to make the entire trip memorable and so chose to travel by bus. It was a no brainer to book our tickets with the most dependable e-ticketing portal, TicketGoose. There were not many options for this almost twenty hour journey so we quickly zeroed in on a semi-sleeper Volvo bus that was to depart from Chennai around 3:00 in the afternoon. This would mean that we would be reaching Goa around 11:00 in the morning, next day that is on Valentine’s Day.
Once the tickets were booked, we hurriedly packed our bags and made our way to the bus station. Even in the hurry I had remembered to pack something special for a romantic evening outing in Goa. On our way we picked up some snacks and drinks to keep us fueled during the journey.
Once on-board the bus, we settled down comfortably and spent the afternoon chit chatting and playing various word games whose rules had been tweaked to suit the mood! Those snacks sure did come handy. The bus stopped at a mid station where we picked up some hot coffee to keep us in the mood till we stopped again for dinner.
We continued with our romantic games and soon it was time for the dinner stop. After dinner the bus lights were dimmed down as most travelers were by now sleepy. We spent a couple of more hours listening to songs on our earphones and settled in our blankets on the comfy seats for the night. After a comfortable night’s sleep we were woken with the bus stopping for breakfast. It hits us that it was Valentine’s Day and that we would be in Goa in a couple of hours. The bus started again, after giving all of us sufficient time to freshen up and gobble down hot breakfasts.
The scenery outside had changed considerably and the greenery was soothing. At times we could smell saltiness in the air. We were both feeling all hyped and were looking forward to spend this special day in this romantic city. The coastal vegetation was mesmerizing and I realized greener than that of ‘Nama Chennai’. The clothes worn by the locals were very different. I was feeling excited as I knew we would spend some time exploring the local culture too.
The bus dropped us on the bus station and after some enquires we made our way to our hotel. After freshening up and spending a couple of lazy hours we decided to go discover all of what Goa had on offer.
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