I have been to Pondicherry 3 times before. Mostly spent my time at
my cousin's house out there without wandering out into the wilderness of the small town. Auroville is probably still the only place to visit for an outsider in Pondy. Even after having been there thrice before I decided to chugg along with some friends out there. And as usual we did not think any prior bookings were necessary.
I caught the bus from Hyd to Chennai and I reached there a good 13 hrs later. We caught the local bus from Chennai to Pondy and reached there right in the middle of the blistering afternoon heat. After trying a few places some of us came up with the idea of trying out a resort and lo and behold we managed to land out at
The Dune. Another classic choice. The place was just fantastic. Designed by a French architect, partnered up with a desi, the small haven has multiple villas and cottages each with its own theme eg. bangle house, doll house, white house and the list goes on. With tastefully designed rooms and a beautiful beachfront right in front of you there is little that could go wrong. Mind you though, with the open bathroom motif in every house, this is definitely not for the faint hearted either :). The ambience, food and location is simply spot on. The seafood is definitely below par but well I dont think Pondy is that big of a fishing town anyways.
All in all another beautiful part of India discovered, or for myself - rediscovered.
Check out some of the pics here.
