This morning we left Mamallapuram and headed to Pondicherry, which is about 2 hours away by bus. When we arrived in the area, we stopped at Auroville, a commune-like place that is based on the idea of meditation, non-religion, and being one with your own body (or something like that). It was a VERY bizarre place that none of us really understood. It was started by Mirra Alfassa, aka “The Mother,” which everyone in and around Auroville treat like a Goddess. Her picture is everywhere in the area, and she is a pretty scary picture taker. The place was beautiful to walk around, but it was very strange and it felt like a weird colt to me. Definitely an interesting place (that left me extremely confused!).After that we arrived at our hotel in Pondicherry, which is across from the beach. We’re in a pretty nice area, but it isn’t really the kind of beach you go to in your bathing suite and lounge around at. It’s a nice area to walk around though, and it is still very hot here!
For dinner we went to a pretty nice place where I splurged and got lobster for dinner! Of course it was the most expensive thing on the menu, but it was only about $11, so nothing wrong with that! It was very good but I definitely expected more food on my plate. At least I’m enjoying the food at this point on the trip. Tomorrow is pretty much a free day, but a few people and myself volunteered to get up early to do a shopping tour thing, so we figured why not. The trip is coming to an end and I definitely have more to purchase!
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