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The
beaches of Pondicherry/Puducherry are very beautiful. Unfortunately the
coastline erosion along this coast is gradually affecting the beaches, I hope
this would stop or be a very gradual and prolonged process.
During
our recent five day visit to Pondicherry we stayed at The Ashok Beach Resort
for four days and at The French Villa for one day. The stay at The Ashok Beach
Resort was to our entire satisfaction. The resort has a private beach and we
stayed at a seaside cottage with 180 degrees view of the great ocean – the Bay
of Bengal. We enjoyed our walks on the
beach and the view and sound of the sea round the clock from our accommodation.
And the food was great. The attached video and photographs would introduce you
to this lovely beach resort.
The
Ashok Beach Resort is huge. It is an absolutely environment friendly location
spread over 65 acres and most of the area is overlooking the sea. The hotel is
a joint venture project of ITDC – India Tourism Development Corporation (Government
of India undertaking) and PIPDIC (Government of Pondicherry undertaking). It is
located along the East Coast Road a little away from the city close to
Pondicherry University in Kalapet area. So the beach here is called as Kalapet
beach.
The
weather was fine during our stay, rather very cold in the evenings. We were to
return to Hyderabad on the fourth day but due to overcast sky and resulting poor
visibility at Pondicherry airport our plane that was to take us to Hyderabad
could not land there and was diverted to Chennai. So we postponed our departure
to the next day and stayed at The French Villa, a heritage property in White
Town, very close to Promenade beach. As a result we got more time to enjoy
watching the sea and the Promenade area and the food available there.
We
have been to other beaches in Pondicherry that is Auro beach, Paradise beach and
the Promenade beach. I shall write later about these beautiful beaches along
with more pictures capturing the beauty of these places.
VIDEO:
This is the best function room in the city. The food they served at event venues Chicago was warm, fresh and tasty, and the panoramic window is a sight to behold on a clear day. Their main hall was similar to a club/lounge – however, it had more of an intimate feel.
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