Apr 10, 2009 - Kicking Back, Pondicherry Style!

org/wiki/Pondicherry" target="_blank">Pondicherry, where I am currently taking a break from checking out the city. ... org/wiki/Pondicherry" target="_blank">Pondicherry, also known by its Tamil name Puducherry, at midday. ... org/wiki/Pondicherry" target="_blank">Pondicherry, a former French colony which joined India in 1950, reflects its French heritage in its architecture and culture. ... And so here I find myself now: sitting in a cafe next to the water, stuffed but happy, Pondicherry style. ...

Mar 6, 2009 - The Meditation Chamber

THE HIPPIES Lots of hippies here.THE HIPPIES Lots of hippies here....

Mar 5, 2009 - Bienvenue au Pondicherry

"Voltaire's longest love affair was not with a french woman, but rather, a sea-side town in India." Ah yes, Pondicherry. ... Now I understand."Voltaire's longest love affair was not with a french woman, but rather, a sea-side town in India." Ah yes, Pondicherry. ... Now I understand....

Mar 4, 2009 - Pondicherry, Puducherry, Poudouchery, Pondy

I have lots of them and I'm actually in some of them since I'm with Senthil! He brought me flowers when he picked me up and they are now making a nice decoration in my hotel room! He drove three hours to get me and we made our way to Pondicherry. ... :) Pondicherry is home to a very famous ashram. ... After that I think we will leave Pondicherry and go to Trichy and some other places around here with lots of temples. ...

Mar 3, 2009 - Puducherry

To celebrate my birthday, along with my Aussie friends Matt and Shawn, I took the bus down to Puducherry for the day.To celebrate my birthday, along with my Aussie friends Matt and Shawn, I took the bus down to Puducherry for the day....

Feb 13, 2009 - Puducherry (Pondicherry) via Villupuram

2-13 (Friday, Hmm) Since the bus direct to Pondi didn't leave until 11:30 am we opted to take one leaving at 9:30 to Vilupuram and then on to Pondi.2-13 (Friday, Hmm) Since the bus direct to Pondi didn't leave until 11:30 am we opted to take one leaving at 9:30 to Vilupuram and then on to Pondi....

Feb 8, 2009 - Mamallapuram and Pondicherry

Mamallapurum is on the East Coast between Chennai and Pondicherry and is famous for ancient rock-carved temples (carved from solid granite / gneiss) and has a bustling tourist area, which we now know means LOADS of roadside shops owned by Kashmiri businessmen selling every type of Indian craft under the sun!! Every businessmen has his own charming way of trying to lure the passerby tourists into his shop. ... We saw painted stalks, grey pelicans, cormorants, herons, and all sorts of other birds in their thousands! The next day we headed for Pondicherry, but through another bad bus-transit experience ended up back in Mamallapurum for another night!! It ended well because a local guy on route to Chennai gave us a lift in his air-conditioned car - LUXURY! The next day we made it to Pondicherry, and loved the town for its French colonial heritage from the moment we got there. ... After Pondicherry we headed by train all the way across India and more South to Kochin in Kerala. ...

Dec 14, 2008 - Well the French left there mark here

HIGHLIGHTS • Bus ride to Pondicherry • Bicycle around Pondicherry • The cleanest city I have seen in India DETAIL The bus rise is uneventful except that I manage to get on the right bus. ... Ands one other thing, it pours with rain and I think I am stuck in a monsoon! But the sun comes out as we pull into Pondicherry and what do I see but a real bus station. ... Even with all the signs about keeping Pondicherry clean, there’s a sense of pride here. ...

Sep 28, 2007 - Pondicherry

Today i caught an early morning bus from the town of many m's to Pondicherry further south on the coast. ... Pondicherry (which the Indians call Puducherry and is shortened to Pondi - does nowhere round here just have one name??) is supposed to be a wee pocket of france in India. ... When he became an outlaw he retreated to French owned Pondicherry and started up an Ashram - peace, love, yoga, muesli for breakfast, that sort of thing. ...

Jul 19, 2007 - Mahaballipuram - Pondichéry (135 km) km 1689

Lorsque je vais dans la salle de bain pour prendre ma douche matinale, je constate que des centaines de moustiques morts jonchent le sol.Lorsque je vais dans la salle de bain pour prendre ma douche matinale, je constate que des centaines de moustiques morts jonchent le sol....

Feb 28, 2007 - Pondicherry

Had a good nights sleep and not bitten once. Arrived in Pondicherry and met a Swiss guy on the platform (Tino) who was wondering where to stay. ... Pondicherry was a French colony and thought it would be a welcome break from 'normal India'. ... Upon arrival I realized I was wrong.Had a good nights sleep and not bitten once. Arrived in Pondicherry and met a Swiss guy on the platform (Tino) who was wondering where to stay. ... Pondicherry was a French colony and thought it would be a welcome break from 'normal India'. ... Upon arrival I realized I was wrong....

Feb 17, 2007 - Pondicherry and Mamallapuram

Hello, It's our last week in India now and we've headed to the East coast for some fresh fish and French influence. Pondicherry was colonized by the French and although they relinquished control 50 years ago the restaurants are all still full of French people. ... We only spent a couple of days in Pondicherry enjoying the food and shopping before we moved on to Mamallapuram which is a lovely coastal village (which doesn't stink of piss!). ... There are loads of interesting rock carvings there and we would have had a lovely time if it wasn't for the constant hassel of men trying to photograph us.Hello, It's our last week in India now and we've headed to the East coast for some fresh fish and French influence. Pondicherry was colonized by the French and although they relinquished control 50 years ago the restaurants are all still full of French people. ... We only spent a couple of days in Pondicherry enjoying the food and shopping before we moved on to Mamallapuram which is a lovely coastal village (which doesn't stink of piss!). ... There are loads of interesting rock carvings there and we would have had a lovely time if it wasn't for the constant hassel of men trying to photograph us....