The Church of Mary Immaculate Conception is one of the earliest churches built in Goa. It is one of the most famous landmarks of Goa and can be easily reached by taxi, auto or buses.
This is the place where

One of the reasons for me to visit Rome was to see these Swiss guards at Vatican City. Why would a country’s guards watch another country’s men unless it is a war time ? And how would they defend in their colourful fancy costumes ? I used to wonder.
The Swiss have always been politically neutral for centuries and have honoured their agreements. So anybody who was protected by Swiss Guards could be confident that his guards wouldn’t turn on him when the political winds shifted direction.
The Swiss mercenary soldiers were …

St Gallen was the first place that I visited outside Geneva. I was fortunate enough to visit this place within a month of my landing in Switzerland and it became a memorable one.. not for anything else but for my stupidity.
It so happened that three Indians (including two from my company working on different projects) were going for a one day tour to explore some places of Switzerland. I immediately expressed my wish to join them.
So, on a Sunday early morning, four of us took a train …