Brief note about Pondy
The Union Territory of puducherry comprises of four coastal regions viz- puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam. puducherry and Karaikal are situated on the East Coasts in Tamil Nadu, Yanam in Andra Pradesh and Mahe on the West Coast in Kerala.
puducherry is the Capital of this Union Territory. It is on the east coast about 162 kms south of Chennai (Madras) located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. There are no hills or forests in this region. The main soil types in this region are red ferrallitic, black clay and coastal alluvial.
Main languages spoken in the region are Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam. English and French are other languages, which are spoken by a considerable number of people. Majorities of the people are Hindus. There are quite a number of Christians and Muslims, whereas very few Jains, Sikhs and Buddhists.
puducherry is a unique place. Many feel that it has a distinct spiritual vibration. Stories of resident sages come down through its history from the earliest days. The nickname “Pondy” sums up this shared feeling of belonging, of having come home.
puducherry is best accessible by road from Chennai, Bangalore and even from Kerala.Chennai has an international airport which directly connects to the highway to puducherry. And good transit hotels are available in the vicinity for travelers who arrive in the night.
We left to Pondy on Friday night by train and reached there on Saturday morning at 10:00am. Once we reached our hotel we had nice breakfast and started to explore the place. We hired activa on first day. There are not much places to visit but I feel food is awesome. We had a delicious food for two days. We could relish the cheese garlic bread,french fries at rendezvous and a mug of beer. One should try out the varieties of dosas we get there,really worth trying. There are lot of Italian restaurants but hardly get Italian foods. We were in search of Italian ice creams but we couldn't find one. One can go to Mahabalipuiram from Pondy if you have private vehicle, its 90kms away from Pondy.
We stayed in hotel Jayaram.
Places to visit
Auroville
Aravinda ashram
Beaches
Paradise Island
Churches
Cafe corners
How to reach
Can go by private vehicle or by train/bus. Can hire vehicle over there
Total distance
Nearly 450kms from Bangalore
