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| Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | Views: 292 |
| Mar 10, 2005 4:13 am | | Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
vandana gombar | | I wasn't sure how about its doability until I actually did it...
For those who want the sun, the sand and some spiritualism in the air...head to Pondi for the weekend...a backpackers guide...
Friday.
1600 hrs: I leave HYd in the Chennai Express...some reading...some food and sleep...
Saturday.
0600 Hrs: At Chennai Railway station
0700 Hrs: After taking a lift to the bus-stand, I hopped onto a 3-hour ride through the scenic ECR (East Coast Road)...to Pondi
1000 Hrs:At Pondi...
I managed to get a room at the Ashram Guest house...amazingly scenic (its right on the beach)...quiet..economical (RS 300/single)...you can rent bicycles at the guest house...you get food...BUT drugs, alcohol, smoking strictly forbidden...For those who enjoy these indulgences...there are other options to stay...cottages...guest houses..
After some refreshments, I booked myslf into the Pondi Tourism Devt Corp. half day tour of the city...they took me to a museum (very boring...cannot get excited by looking at the primitive elements man used thousands of years ago...how do I care...)...and some temples...the most intersting thing was AUROVILLE...and the famous shrine where soil from 120 countries was mixed to emphasize the universal unity of mankind...you will see people from many many countries there...
Nightfall...you can walk on the beach road till late at night...very amiable...lots of people...flowers in the hair...and sleep with the lulling sound of waves loud in your ear...
Sunday...
0530 hrs :up to see the sunrise (it is the east coast remember...)
Leisurely breakfast at the guest house...few hours in the garden overlooking the sea...some buys of incense sticks...
1300 hrs: Bus to Chennai...
1800 hrs: Charminar Express starts for Hyd...
Monday...
0830 hrs: In HYD
1000 hrs...am at work.
If anyone wants to prebook...I could help with the phone numbers...Vandana
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| Mar 10, 2005 4:49 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Rahul Rastogi | | Pondy is a great idea, used to go there for Windsurfing and stay at Mother’s Ashram. Good Friday weekend... is a loooong one.....
Unfortunately I am booked with loads of work, other wise would have joined in.
You guys and gals would have a blast.
Best of luck, have fun and be safe.
RR
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| Mar 10, 2005 4:57 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
`/\|)|ty/\` | | dAt was very nice weekend diary Vandana....
would driving be a feasible option???
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| Mar 10, 2005 4:58 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
R K | | Whoa ... Wohooo wow !!
Sounds like too much fun. Putting up on Soon to do list :-)
:-) Rohit
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| Mar 10, 2005 5:47 am | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
vandana gombar | | I have heard some people talk about it...maybe some have done it too...
I think it is better to take the train if you are planning a weekend because...you get adequate sleep AND you have done the travel too...
If you hvae the time...then driving would be fun...
Vandana
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| Mar 10, 2005 5:56 am | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Arundhati Raghavan | | Suddenly, I am jealous. I spent 2 years in Pondicherry... and now I haven't visited the place in 2 years!!! My friends and I are planning a trip in July.
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| Mar 10, 2005 7:15 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Shyam KS | | Hi Vandana,
You took me back on a memory lane that I travelled a few years back. Yes, Pondi, Auroville and the people are so wonderful... You know something, there are families who even today receive pension from the French government, for the services their men offered in the French Army, during WW-II.
Cheers!
Shyam
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| Mar 10, 2005 7:36 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Karishma Pais | | Vandana,
I'm posting this on my blog
http://whazzuphyd.blogspot.com
with credit to you. Hope you dont mind.
If you do, I'll take it off.
Karishma
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| Mar 10, 2005 11:56 am | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Vishwas Kumar | | Hey like the idea of driving down, but will have to extend it for more than a weekend, any body ready for that.
cheers
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| Mar 10, 2005 12:32 pm | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
V Sandeep Reddy | | WOW Interesting. Will def. do it asap. Anyone game for this, in near future?
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| Mar 10, 2005 10:30 pm | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Manish Agarwal | | hi Vandana...
Great stuff...
Me thinks this is a cool thing...everytime we go out somewhere for a weekend or something...we should post the details when we come back...immensely helpful to a lot of people...
Manish
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| Mar 11, 2005 3:02 am | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Anshie | | if sandy goes i go too :D
if Rahul goes I go too
if Rohit goes i go too
in short ,,if nayone goes count me in peaaaaaaaaaaaaaazzzzzzzz
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| Mar 11, 2005 11:57 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
vijay kumar kunchum | | Lets organise the trip with families and freinds, lets say about 40 to 50 of us on motorcylcles or scooters. Anytakers? If not atleast letus go as a group. All Hyderabadis.
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| Mar 11, 2005 12:28 pm | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Saikiran Jetti | | A roadtrip sounds just GREAT !
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| Mar 11, 2005 2:21 pm | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
LEt LiFe Go BaLLisTic!!!!! | | Peace privails that is what the post is like Vandana.nature takes you through it's own road and when you follow it with closed eye's you are the only one who enjoy it.I see that u sound blissfull and back to track and rock your sity life.Wish i was there with myself but .....ALL RYRABADIS LET'S PLAN AND ROCK........
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| Mar 14, 2005 2:05 am | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
vandana gombar | | Long rides on two-wheelers...wind in the hair...dust on the face...sounds groovy...who is organizing...I am in...Can drive 2-wheeler and 4-wheeler... unfortunately...dont have any vehicle so am volunteering my chauffeuring services...Vandana
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| Mar 14, 2005 2:14 am | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Vibha Shah | | Guys guys guys...wait...hang on. 4 wheeler sounds fine. Pls dont make a 2 wheeler expedition from hyd to pondy! Highways just arent safe! Plenty of 2 wheelers available on daily/weekly rent in pondy. Cycles too! and plenty of locals txis too. When this happening? Hope not this weekend.Am in bombay thru the weekend from 19-20-21st march.
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| Mar 14, 2005 2:40 am | | re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
harish madhukurri | |
hi,
4 or 2 wheeler, i am ready.
just remembering the wine that is available there let go!!!
pls keep me posted.
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| Mar 14, 2005 2:55 am | | re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
R K | | Wow.. too much enthu to this.
Well lets do it then.. but i am still think taking the train bus route down and then chilling out in pondy would be a better idea.
Lets do it as the first thing on Ryze Hyderabad Activities for April 2005 ?
Wat say... about going on Our Day (1st April 05) evening and chilling out over saturday and sunday and landing back here on monday morning (4th April 05)
Now who all would be coming and who is organizing ?? If too much enthu, lets post an event and go ahead and do this.
Or otherwise also... everyone take care of themselves and drop in there. No group bookings. Thats also simple. Wat say ??
Rohit
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| Mar 14, 2005 3:04 am | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
Annie | | Would love to go. But that weekend... wont be able to make it!
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| Mar 14, 2005 3:12 am | | re: re: re: Doing Pondicherry over the Weekend... | # |
vandana gombar | | Me has done the bus-train thing...so I am OUT on that one...
I think I will be looking at Vizag next on a weekend...
I have done GOA too but it was aboluteley killing...it is such a long way off...missed the train and ultimately had to fly back:-) God bless Dhakhan air..haha
If anyone wants guidance on Goa...me can help...Vandana
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