Pondicherry - My love at first sight - First Solo Trip

It was very thrilling till the time I was fantasizing to go, but a day before my departure, to my surprise I was a little nervous. I left late at night from Bangalore, and reached Pondicherry by 5:30am. As I didn’t want to miss viewing the sunrise, I went straight towards the Rock Beach. Even before getting there, I could hear the water waves. And as soon as I reached, My Gaawwwddd, what a pleasing sight that was. I could see the horizon and it looked so delightful. I sat there for two hours but my bad, the clouds dominated that day. So I directed towards Auroville to get my pass for visiting the Matri Mandir next day. Later that evening, I took a walk around the city. The buildings of the French Colony were spectacular to see, all depicting the French Style Architecture. There was this craft market nearby Promenade which had so many beautiful items to choose from. Taking a walk through Promenade I went through the French War Memorial, Mahatma Gandhi Statue, Statue of Dupleix. At last, I sat at the extreme end. It was so beautiful to feel those water waves under my feet. The sea looking dark at night, you can see those water splashes or water waves in white color. It felt so magnificent.

Early in the morning, I left again for Rock Beach to watch the rising sun, but the weather had its own plan, cloudy again. I then went to visit Auroville. Auroville is located completely between the forests and some barren lands. It is also known as the International City. In fact, there were more number of foreigners living there than the Indians. Matri Mandir in Auroville was an exceptional piece of architecture. It was worth sparing time earlier to get the visiting pass. There was also one sound garden (Swaram) where the musical instruments are made. It had so many unique instruments to try.

In the evening I visited the Paradise Beach. I swear it was nothing less than a Paradise. It had such mesmerizing scenic beauty. Sitting there on the sand experiencing those splashing water waves turning me 180 degrees again and again was indeed a lovely experience. Got myself completely drenched in water and sand.

This time I decided to watch the sunrise at the Paradise Beach. I was fortunate enough to finally witness one on this trip. Oh what a picturesque view that was. The water changing its color with the rising sun, the sun changing its shades, the sky turning bright. I had never watched such appealing sunrise scene. After all that was the eastern coast.

Now since adventure sports have always been an attraction to me, the next plan was to experience surfing, so I headed towards Serenity Beach. I did surfing for 1:30 hour and that was an incredible experience.