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Pondicherry - 72 Hours of Blissfulness

So, yeah, its 2017! and nearly March, Where have I been?! 

 First of, Happy New Year, Guys!!! 💗

 Today's post is all about the "Wow  of Pondicherry"

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 What a place, I must say!

 Travelling to Pondicherry was a sudden plan around Christmas time last year and truly a trip that touched my mind, body and soul. Some places are like that, you do not hear a lot of people talk about it but thats' exactly where the hidden gems lie.

 My husband and I packed our suitcase and flew to Pondicherry hoping for a few days of calm and quiet right before the Christmas hustle bustle and yes thats what we beautifully experienced there.

 We stayed at this hotel which by all means had great love for wide open spaces and greenery all around. The trip started with the first day relaxing at our hotel which gave us a great introduction of how serene the whole place would be, the crisp countryside kinda air, picturesque French goodness and the delectable Pondy cuisine. 
Our first stop on our day tour to the main city the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, the calm and quiet one feels here is indescribable. Everything from entering barefoot to the Ashram and the sharp scent of Lotus all around makes one wonder how simplicity can quiver ones' soul. Next we were at the Promenade Beach - 3 things here, the sea, the rocks and tall standing statue of Gandhi - you find visitors flocking to this place almost all day. With almost everything around from spirituality to natural beauty to must-visit restaurants, there also nestles a historical building - The French Embassy Pondicherry - this is one of the many yellow-white buildings - certainly an eye-catching piece of architecture. Food here is a fusion of French conception d'aliments and South Indian warmth.

 Auroville was the next stop - The Matrimandir, It is not just a golden metallic sphere you get to witness here but getting there is quite interesting, walking amidst trees and plants which your normally do not see grow around you. The information center gives you ample data of what you are going to experience at this place, the anticipation created by the long walk to reach the Matrimandir is clever, given the joy one experiences once you see the dome like structure standing tall and shiny in the afternoon sun.

 A lil' about the restaurants, we enjoyed the food specifically at two restaurants Villa Shanti - which was a perfect blend of South Indian food with a tadka of French presentation and your mind going "delicieux" and Le Dupleix which not only offered mouth watering food but the ambiance how they skilfully converted the mansion of the French Governor Dupleix to a Bistro.
Some of the pictures from the Trip
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Unknown said…
Well written blog... this will help me plan a visit to Pondicherry
19 February 2017 at 11:58
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