Always fascinated by beaches…

This destination was in mind since long.. 

So finally before 2015 Diwali we planned 3 days trip to Pondicherry.. Again a rare destination.. So we need to plan each and every small thing… It was a well advanced planning and we decided to go by flight...

We took flight to Chennai and from Chennai to Pondicherry it is 3 and half hours by road. we booked a cab from Chennai Airport to Pondicherry online..  We reached to Chennai around 12 pm. And then we proceeded to Pondicherry by road… Believe me… that was one the great road journey of my life..  It was a rainy season there..  Drizzling started as soon as we started the journey… Around 4pm we reached our destination. And spent a whole evening at the private beach of the Resort.. how wonderful experience it was..

We are not early risers, but we woke up at 5 30 just to enjoy and experience the sunrise from Sea. U can never have such a lovely experience.  It was an unforgettable moment for Us. Now it is the time for city tour.  Again we booked a cab in advance, and after heavy breakfast left from the resort around 9 AM. From Resort to city.. as entering to the city u can feel the culture of the city.  Our cab driver was well informed about must visit palces of the city.   He took us Auroville directly. 

Auroville the place where u can enjoy abstract paintings and art pieces. Also u get so many shopping options for art pieces ,handmade paper work and different types  of candles and incense sticks.. I am crazy for candles of different shapes, colors and fragerences and so i purchased it generously and some them are still lightning my home. After completing Auroville visit , we proceeded towards French City. In between we had our meal of authentic south Indian thali of course at the place suggested by our cab driver.

French City, is an old area of the city. It is preserved as it is from the time the French have left. Houses, bylanes, water systems and other thing of city architecture get u a feel that you are actually roaming in some small french town. And now we were about to reach at the top most attraction of the whole trip,  Arvind Ashram.

Peaceful, soulful and so much of positive Vibes.

Spent some quality time by just sitting there. 

We were very near to complete our city tour. Now last 2 destinations,  Rock beach and Paradise island were to be visited. Rock beach is somewhat similar to Marine Drive.. u can enjoy sounds of waves. And the last destination, our cab driver was shouting since morning, to complete  all visits fast so that we can get maximum time at Paradise island.  And he was 100% right. 15 to 20 minutes boat ride led us  to Paradise island.  What an amazing beach it was. Feels like you are enjoying at foriegn beach. Entire next day spent at the resort wih different activities. 

On 4th day early morning left for Chennai airport by cab. It was a coastal highway so we enjoyed the sea all along. 

Bye bye to the beautiful Puducherry.

Happy Travelling