Pondicherry, the quaint getaway

The little French colony hidden away from the hustle bustle that is India. Pondicherry. The union territory. The place, where I felt, worries were left behind, people walked into this town, or rather this part of the town, near the sea shore, to relax, de stress, and ponder over life. There are many many tiny cafes, get some lovely snacks to eat, great coffee, and some buns, croissants, and cakes. I stayed at a street called Dumas street, it runs parallel to the sea, and this street is lined with little adjoined colonial houses, some great architecture, colourfully painted houses, with flowers hanging out from over the verandas, some long wooden panelled glass windows, very French, and lovely lamps on the outside of the houses, either on the walls looking out to the street, or as a lamp just near the door. It all gave the aura, of peace, and culture, heritage, art. And then on this street is the alliance Francis, (pronounced Allionz Fronse, as I understood it), where there are multiple programs held everyday-plays, concerts, movie screenings etc. There is a particularly nice place to hang out, wine and dine called le club, a lot of tourists come out there, As they have a restaurant and pub with a lot of green cover, and good music, and an atmosphere to really lay back and enjoy the evening. And a cafe that I would recommend is coffee.com, they have really great chocolate cake, and hot chocolate, it's really nice to see people who come there with a set of books, to either study, research, or read a book, basically these are the regulars, who are here in Pondicherry with a purpose. The sea shore, is really a rocky beach, in this part of the town, there is a clear sandy beach, which I could not visit, and also Auroville, which is really a must visit, I did go uptill there, but unfortunately could not go inside the premises, due to lack of time, but then after this visit I am rest assured that I will be going back there very soon, so I will not miss out on that! And besides, I really got the feeling that its a place, where one must go for a longer period of time, with an agenda to spend some time in solitude, and to rejuvenate. And it's got to be much much more than just 2 days! But what I had over the weekend, is what I consider a sneak peak, which I hope to follow up with a very detailed insight soon! Au Revoir for now!