Pondicherry After Varkala we caught an overnight train to the eastern coastal town of Pondicherry which used to be a French colony. Upon arrival we checked into an Ashram, which had to be our cheapest (80 rupees or $2 CDN) and cleanest accommodation yet in India. Ashrams are religious centers where you can do meditation, yoga and learn the meaning of life from the Ashrams enlightened Guru. Fortunately, we did none of that. Instead we walked the wide boulevard along the sea eating ice cream, went to a hip coffee shop, browsed bookshops, and dined at a rooftop French restaurant where we had a glass of fine Indian wine. To go with our French dinners we could have opted for French wine at $5 a glass, but since we rarely spend $5 on an entire meal,
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