What a Weekend!!! I have spent around 3 years in Chennai not continously though(yeah hard to believe isnt it...) but this was my first trip to Pondichery..i know its shocking, because people rush to this beautiful city as soon as they visit/relocate to chennai. My case is different, pondi someway or the other went off my plans.
Thanks to my cousin and his wife, last weekend i finally made it. Hired a cab and three of us started our journey at 7.30 am in the morning. Not used to wake up this early but the excitement of this trip made my morning start at 6.30 am. Everything was planned, since it was a single day visit we wanted to cover all the places without spending much time at a single spot. Reached pondy at around 11 am. Started with Aurobindo ashram, which has lot of followers across the globe. Wanted to know more about it, so thought should be the good place to start with. As soon we entered, i was amazed by the peaceful environment in the ashram and the sense of satisfaction which was easily visible. we were there for sometime and cant express the feeling i had when i was about to leave that place. Yes..Silence does wonders...In all Place worth visting..French influence could be seen all around the place, which is worth watching..Didn't expect this could be in India..
Next we made our way to Rock beach, where sea waves splashing on the black rocks makes a spectacular view. Beautiful weather added its charm. Wish the beach could be bit cleaner but overall it was good. A glimpse can be seen in the attached pics. Walked around the beach for a while, posing and clicking pics. 1 pm at the watch and so the time for some good lunch. Had great chinese food in a restaurant called as bamboos. Among the trees we had our lunch which was quite filling. After relaxing for sometime, we wanted to head towards Auroville but were disappointed to learn that it was closed for the day. Didn't expect it would be closed on Sunday.
Next we headed towards a place called as "Paradise beach". Heard a lot about it from my friends who had been there. As soon as we reached there, we could figure out why this place is called as paradise. There was a 15min boat ride to a island which was surrounded by sea with golden sand at its shores. With sun struggling to peek from dark clouds and golden sand made that place look beautiful. I couldn't resist and went straight into the water. Waves were higher than usual that day which made the place irresistable. I am more of a beach person than mountains and somehow i have tolerated Chennai just for its beach. yeah i know makes little sense..but thats the way it is. Played on the beach for around 3hrs, and at last we had to come out since it was getting dark. When we came out we came out quite refreshed and full of energy. Paradise beach made our trip memorable. By 11 we reached Chennai..and wow..what a way to end a perfect weekend. Sometimes you need such getaways from your routine life to come back in full swing..recharged...but more so the peace and tranquility we experienced will be with us for quite some time.
Ciao,
Rohan
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