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Asia » India » Pondicherry June 1st 2007

We have finally made it to Pondicherry and we love it, maybe it has to do with how bloddy french the whole place is? Or all the lovely reasturents and cafes? Or how clean the streets are? That we have not seen a single cow since we got here? Or our beautiful old colonal guesthouse? Whatever it is we love and and Sarah my French travelling buddie loves it even more then i as everyone speaks french, and even i can manage a few words...we are planning on doing lots of shopping and sitting in cafes and eating cheese...what more does a girl want in here life? I have even changed my ticket so that i will be leaving India on the 10th of June for Sri Lanka as being ill just stole days from us ... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry May 12th 2007

Geo: 10.747, 79.8926TAMIL NADU - PONDICHERRY/PUDUCHERRYMay 12th-15th Staying in french colonial Hotel de Pondichery in Francois Martin Suite, oh la la, not as grand as it sounds but lovely and hotel is like the french version of The Fairlawn in Kolkata, colonial and no chintz.So Pondy is half French half Tamil with the french bit by the sea (suprise , surpise, not). It is roasting at 42 degrees and feels almost inland as there's no sand only rocks on the prom and you cannot swim there but there is a massive statue of Gandhi. According to the LP book the food is a revelation here but only if you think overpriced european food is I say (apart from the very indian veg. Thali's in Le Cormandale, yum).It is a bustling town or city as it would ... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry May 2nd 2007

Hello there my enlgand-dwelling buddies! It's Al here, poor Tara is in bed today with a bad tummy so I thought I'd write an update as havent for quite a while! im in a groovy internet cafe in Pondicherry and Tom is about to choose a dvd to be played on a giant widescreen screen, tis bloody massive! oasis live is playing on the speakers though which of course makes me very happy, but a failm will be fun whilst im typing away! So i think tararara left you when we were about to take the trip to Kerala. ooo that was a train journey to remember. We were both knackered and I was in a bit of a mood and had a cold coming along, so wasn't in the best state to be lying on ... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry April 19th 2007

To discover a lot we had a Roller for 2days, and went to Auroville. A international community with 1700 residents around 35 different nationalities. Strange place, but nice to see. ... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry April 18th 2007

Pondicherry is in two pards. One is the Indien side and the other one the french old side. Very beautifull city and a lot to discover. You can go for long walks along the beach, museums and hindu tembel. Stayed 4nights in a big room with everything. For only 3euros. And a lot of Ashrams and Yoga courses.... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry April 16th 2007

Mumbia, Mamallapuram and Pondicherry After a horrible journey on a night bus from Auranagbad i arrived in Mumbai early in the morning. I took a cab to a hotel that tried to rip me off but the man who worked in the hotel came out and helped me get my money back. He then in turn preceded to rip me off by charging me the most I had paid for any room in India! After this i decided i should only stay one night in Mumbai, as it seemed like the most expensive place in India, so headed out to explore and try and book a train ticket to Chennai. The city is really interesting as it is a real mix of cultures. It is obviously one of the most western places in India, but it ... read more
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Asia » India » Pondicherry April 14th 2007

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Asia » India » Pondicherry April 14th 2007

some pictures from my first trip outside of a CIEE field trip. i went to Pondicherry with Alisa, Andrew C, Lesley, Patricia, and Rachael. We had a pretty excellent time. Spent some time on the beach, and then there was the shopping of course... the first few pictures to this entry are on the end of the Bangalore entry---accidentally posted them there.... read more
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Asia » India » Pondicherry February 25th 2007

The train trip here was a good experience...I had lazed around the hotel a little before leaving Madurai and I was in the mood to travel. After a short exchange with a rickshaw driver I chose to walk to the train station ,a 5 minute walk that he had wanted 20rupees for .It felt like I was heading out to conquer the world!!Mind you I was doing that in 2ndclass reserved AC ...no hardship there . I really enjoyed the journey. We went through farming country most of the way. Plains actually ...where there were grains of varying kinds being grown and crops at very different stages of development. I recognized wheat about to be cut ,some had already been stooked and in one area it looked to me that they were winnowing. People sitting in ... read more

Asia » India » Pondicherry February 14th 2007

Happy Valentines Day all! Pondicherry rocks! It's steeped in French-ness! it's wonderful. We arrived a couple of days ago and booked ourselves into possibly the most revoltiing hostel I've ever stayed in. I can slum it with the best of them, but this really pushed the boundaries! A small windowless room, with the smell of the filthy hole-in-the-floor loo seeping out into the room (ensuite room I hear you cry - what luxury!), the sheets hadn't been changed for what looked like months and stank. We both slept very badly and were awoken at 5.30 by someone being violently sick just outside our room! it continued for 45 minutes and added to the pungent aroma. Needless to say at first light we left on a crusade to find a higher level of accomodation! So, much to ... read more




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