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Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry August 21st 2008

Today had a little bit of everything. Amanda went to do the henna tattoos with the ladies and I went out with the guys to run a few errands. The few errands (with Rangu the groom driving in crazy traffic, ended up being; stop by the wedding hall, stop by a hotel where family will be staying, buy some shoes for the groom (I picked up a pair of shoes and went to buy but Rangu’s dad insisted on paying, very generous but we’ll have to find a way to repay him) go buy a cell phone for Rangu and let his dad sample all the PDAs then decide he’ll wait for the 3G iphone, back to the wedding hall to meet someone else, over to the Madras Club for lunch (which we couldn’t go in ... read more
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Room in Pondicherry
Restaurant at the hotel

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry July 14th 2008

french capital of india. super weird place, a canal seperates the town east and west. east = sea +white area. west =- indian area. you'll notice the difference. e= east, w=west another thing. everyone's hear traffic in india is bad, but traffic in india is actually MENTAL. ppl drive whereever they want, right side of the road or not. in fact the tarred surface if basically a casual indicator that you might like to travel on this section of the earth. but even then, it's just a suggestion.. no jokes... read more
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beach promenade (e)

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry July 14th 2008

over 40 degrees that day, took a 2 hour bus trip from pondicherry, convinced the whole way there i was going to die, went to a town with a massive temple, some cows, and a lot of beggars. not my idea of fun, but i have pics anyway.. ... read more
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Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry July 14th 2008

hey all, been busy these last few days, but for the sake of keeping my mom sane ;) here are a few piccies of places i've been. headed to pondicherry this weekend, mainly to get away from certain ppl, but also wanted to see this really weird hippie colony juts outside the town, super super weird. they all meditate to 'the Mother' and whatnot, they do have some interesting theories thop abt living together and sharing resources. otherwise spent time in town wondering the beaches, looking at all the french houses, basically chilling out in 40 degree heat. the project is going ok. i have very very challenging volunteers this time around, a few times having to seriously bite my tonge hard. i just can't seem to win with them, everythinh is an uphill battle. hopefully ... read more

Asia » India » Tamil Nadu » Pondicherry February 18th 2007

18 fév. L’ancien port français qu’est Pondicherry est une bien jolie ville à l’accent européen, un peu comme l’était Panaji dans l’État de Goa. Les rues ici portent des noms français. On a, par exemple, marché sur la rue Dumas. On a vu la bibliothèque Romain Rolland aussi. Je n’ai donc pas besoin de vous dire qu’il y abeaucoup de touristes francophones ici, n’est-ce pas? "Pondi" est aussi une ville très prisée par les adeptes de méditation et de yoga. Je n’ai donc pas besoin de vous dire non plus qu’il y a beaucoup de gens "sympa" et caaaaalmes ici, n’est-ce pas? On se fait une marche paisible et agréable dans la ville et le long de la Baie du Bengale. Il y a des pêcheurs qui vivent le long de la plage. À tous les ... read more
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Chemin vers la plage
Pêche miraculeuse




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