Pondicherry, or to be politically correct, Puducherry, is a beach town in the east coast of India. Not big enough to be a state, but distinct enough to have its own identity, Pondicherry is a Union Territory of India. Long known for being a settlement of the Dutch, Portuguese, English […]
Utter the word ‘Pondicherry’ and you are flooded with recommendations for ‘must’ places to dine. We too had dug into a fair share of research for good food. Being an ex French colony, promises of a good French cuisine in every neighbourhood abound. And then there are claims of good […]
Well, we always keep aside a ‘Shopping Allowance’ for any place that we visit. 🙂 That includes allocation for memorabilia, things for the house, clothes, personal effects….After all, there is always this nagging need to get back authentic things back from our trips. Why?! We have gone bonkers in Udaipur […]
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 […]