I went to Pondicherry last weekend. An absolute blast. SM was in Pondicherry for the week (work related stuff) so I decided to pop down. I traveled for 22 hours in total to spend 33 hours in Pondy. COMPLETELY WORTH IT!
Let me start of with Friday. Friday was prayer breakfast at my aunts house, so I had to be at her place at 5 am to help cook. Woke up at 4 to get ready. Hours slept on Thursday night – 4
Left Kodai on Friday evening by bus. Arrived in Pondy at 5:30 am.
Hours slept on Friday night – 2
Saturday, we went drove about 70 kms out of Pondy to the mangrove forest (backwaters). We took a boat out and went around the backwaters. Man that was an awesome experience. I don’t have the good snaps from there, should be getting them soon. But it was a beautiful day – blue skies, sunny day, cool breeze and a chilled beer. What more could a girl want
I was able to row as well, looks like I am becoming quite an expert. Who needs a car he he
We came back to Pondy by lunch time and went to this restaurant called Rendezvous. Amazing sea food.
So rendezvous was awesome. These guys had the sea food platter – crabs, squid, prawns, fish (catch of the day). You will be very proud of me, I ate fish with the bone J but it was so good. Black pomfret cooked with onions and some other stuff, but YUMMY
After lunch we went shopping, man did I do some shopping. We were out till 7
shopping.
Had to buy another suitcase while coming back. That evening we went out for dinner to a sea shore place called – Sea Gulls.
Sunday we went to Auroville. The drive to Auroville was beautiful. We were advised not to shop in Auroville since it was really expensive, but to stop at the village shops on the way to Auroville. (Which we did, and shopped like crazy) We could not explore Auroville as much we would have liked to, but since it was Sunday most of the places were closed.
After Auroville we went for lunch to this French place called Satsanga. What a funky place. The restaurant was out in the patio, very nice feel to it. Had my first glass of wine in Pondy there. Chilled there for a bit and then went back to shopping.
There was this export place called titanic – and I was able to dig out a pair of Ralf Lauren pants for 100 bucks along with a Gap linen shirt for 100 bucks as well. We then went to the beach for a while. And I finally got down to what I had come to Pondy for, buying the cheap alcohol.
I got – two bottles of wine, ½ bottle Bacardi, one miniature Smirnoff twist, one bottle tequila, one bottle rum and one bottle of coffee liquor for a grand total of Rs. 1000 only!
Can you believe it .. 1000 bucks that’s it. Man I should live in Pondy
Bought my self another bag to bring the stuff back to Kodai, and was at the bus station at 9:30 – since my bus was supposed to leave at 10 only to find out the bus only arrives at 11. So off to the beach again. It was beautiful, the moon was shining on to the sea and one can hear the waves crashing – utter bliss.
Arrived back in Kodai at 7:30 am and was in office by 9. Hours slept on Sunday night – 0 (the guy was driving so rashly I thought we were going to crash)
10 hours slept in 4 days – by Monday afternoon I was only running on adrenaline and I loved it. I guess that’s the joys of life or should I say youth?
Monday night I slept like a log and was as fresh as a button for Tuesday. I wore my fisher pants, with a bandana (felt I should have been going to the beach not too work) Every one kept teasing me about being a gypsy. I should have read their fortunes and earned some cash.
