Promenade

Pondicherry

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February 6th 2007
Pondicherry is like a little piece of Europe. It's got a cool French feel, with some beautiful buildings. There are foodie restaurants, bars, and stylish Franco-Indian clothes. But most impressive of all, I found a swish supermarket stocked with.... CHEESE!!! Not indian paneer or processed cheese in a tin, but versions of mozzarella, cheddar, philadelphia and many more, all made at the nearby inte ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more