Our ‘last supper’ in Pondicherry was the most simple one. After the heavy lunch at Le Dupleix and an afternoon nap like there was no tomorrow, we went for a stroll around the promenade and the French town. Yet, after a two-hour stroll, we weren’t hungry for dinner. And so […]
We frolicked around the Pondicherry beach for close to 3 hours and sure enough, started getting the hunger pangs by the time the sun was overhead. Enough, I declared, let’s get back to the hotel, shower and go for lunch. Reluctant as they were, the father and the daughter, tried […]
After a lazy breakfast at Baker Street ( Read review of Baker Street) on our 2nd morning at Pondicherry, we decided to head to the beach. Not that you can go into the sea and play in the water. There are signages that warn people from getting into the sea, […]
Our first breakfast in Pondicherry had been where we were staying. At the Sea-side Guest House. Simple and basic food, but we had loved it there. On the second morning though, we wanted to walk down to the Baker Street – the famous joint in Poindicherry known for its delectable […]
Our second night’s dinner at Pondicherry took us for a ride. Literally!! We had short-listed a few places of which Satsanga had been covered. Now, dinner at Rendevous. We decided to walk to it….bad idea…since it was quite a bit of a long walk to the area, only to find […]
Post our dinner debacle at the Madame Shanthe’s restaurant the night before, we wanted to be extremely careful with the choice of restaurants for our remaining meals in Pondichery. So for lunch, the next day, we zeroed in on Satsanga — a place that is much recommended for both it’s […]
I don’t know what made us go to Madame Shanthe’s. Was it that we were tired after our flight from Mumbai to Chennai, the saree-shopping in Chennai and then the drive from Chennai to Pondicherry? Unlikely. For, this is almost our regular travel routine. We hadn’t even read about Madame […]
There are plenty of boutique hotels in Pondicherry, most of them are old renovated French homes with stately courtyards, beautiful pieces of furniture – all that tell the tale of a bygone era. I too wanted to stay in one such boutique hotel, but Jayanta had other plans. He had […]