Pondicherry
is well known as French capital of India, because of being established by French
people in history. It’s insane natural beauty and immense sight scene makes
Pondy a must visit place for tourists. This place offers some impressive
tourist attraction, which I will tell here and about our entire experience of
exploring Pondy. This quaint little town has retained its old- world charm.
So,
we started from an overnight journey to Pondy. We took local transport till our
hotel and after freshen up our excitement took us to straight to the Auroville
Beach, the beach was walking from our hotel so without wasting much time we
straight away moved towards the beach. Morning breeze and beach side walk is
always my cup of tea. After spending about an hour or so we headed back toward
our hotel as we were little bit tired and there was nothing much to do around
Auroville beach. We checked in our room and already had word with our hotel
manager to provide us vehicle to wander around the city, our next point to hit
on was the Auroville Village.
Auroville
Ashram which was around 10km ride from hotel and mesmerizing views made the
ride like icing on the cake. We had to reach the ashram before 3 pm, as we have
to take the pass for Matri Mandir meditation session, which we only grab a day
before. All the seat for next day was booked, so we got the pass for day after
and they donot give extra pass each one has to go in person to collect the pass
for themselves. And we walked view point of Matri mandir to take the outside look
of the ball shaped golden monument(picture right here) which is a symbol of
unity, as per belief of locals there. We took a round of ashram and went to the
view point. Matri mandir is around a km or so from the ashram we went by
walking to the view point and was back by the bus, after that we went to
serenity beach and ended our day with ossam fire wood Pizza.
Chunnamar
boat ride is an amazing experience which take you to Paradise Beach through
Chunnmar river. After peaceful sailing till the beach we were all set to have
fun. The only beach which I found cleanest was this one, so decide to enjoy the
tides and spent our almost entire day there we went back through the same mode
but this time it was bus boat. Wandering and checking out French architecture
is different sort of experience all together.
After
spending 2 days of high on tour of the city, finally comes the day of meditation,
in which we were suppose to have the inside view of Matri mandir. The
experience was enchanting, and it is a must try part. We also heard of the
Auroville bakery and we went there bought some handmade vegan biscuits and
moved ahead. Known by many names is the best for evening walks along the beach. You can sit along the beach line of rocks, yes i am addressing to Promenade. This place is the main reason for many to visit Pondicherry. The beach is quite clean and well maintained and looks fabulous in the evening, as traffic flow is stopped. Nothing beats the cool breeze of the sea. Its located in White town, There is war memorial, nice shops,
the very
famous again le Café and the most eye catching is The Gandhi Statue.
With
that our tip ends, there you will find many places to eat at every nook and corner,
so food is not at all a problem. Fusion of French and Indian food makes it even
more interesting, if you find any decent restraunt pizzas and pasta might be spotted
in the menu. There are lot many bakeries also that offers amazing chocolate pakoras
and many other Italian delicacies that you can try.
Please do share your experience too and if any guidance needed for the trip, if u r planning, do let me know in the comments below.
By Palak
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