Hotel Atithi Pondicherry
No.126, S.V Patel Salai Pondicherry, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India
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The Paris of the East
When they call Pondicherry the Paris of the East, that might be a slight exaggeration. However, the oldest part of the town has a decidedly French feel. The building style reminds me of Charleston or New Orleans, or maybe Martinique and the police look very French colonial in their smart white uniforms and red caps. Although it seems strange, the …
Ashrams and Elephants
When I chose a title for this blog, I wasn't thinking about Pondicherry. But through some coincidence, we visited an ashram and an elephant temple in a single morning.
Next morning we were up early to visit the Aurobindo Ashram and the baby elephant at the Ganash temple. The Ashram was founded by Sri Aurobindo in 1926 to promote his …
Hoy un día agotador!!!
Por la noche de ayer negociamos frente al hotel Atithi carro para que hoy nos lleven a Tirunvannamalai y al fuerte Gingee volviendo al terminar a Pondicherry, como siempre resulto más barato que en el hotel, conseguimos un TATA Indica por 1500 rupias.
Después de un desayuno delicioso en el hotel, con un te masala que estaba buenísimo …
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Sun, sand and serenity
... back to Bangalore. Bidding adieu to Pondicherry was not easy. Pondicherry has a life of its own which is so unique to any of the other beaches in India. The laid back lifestyle, the French influence, the pristine beaches, the slumberous by-lanes tell a story of its own which is so involving, it makes you fall in love with the place. Of all the places I have travelled, no other place made me feel so strongly that I would want to stay back at the place for a few more ...
Ze french quarter
... to be a double. Eventually we found an ok one and set off to discover the french within. The few roads closest to the beach are very french - french names, french signs, french buildings and wide boulevards but it does not stretch to the rest of the town that is now very Indian, hectic and built up. The coast is fairly unexciting too...the old buildings there are great - there's the old customs dept and some heritage hotels but there is no beach, a lot of Indian tourists and a ...



