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so, i just completed my 3 day trip to pondicherry last week. i reached there on thursday night and returned back on sunday night. it was a fun trip! thankfully, the heat wasn't as bad as i expected, and the rain didn't spoil a single day.

cost breakdown:

- ₹5,000 - stay

- ₹2,000 - scooty rental and petrol

- ₹6,000 - food

- ₹2.000 - beer and drinks (bought from local shops and enjoyed them in my room)

- ₹1,000 - miscellaneous (matrimandir parking, svaram sound garden ticket, and a few fridge magnets)

places i visited:

- white town

- french colony

- aurobindo ashram

- rock beach

- serenity beach

- eden beach

- matrimandir view point

- svaram sound garden

i also did quite a bit of café hopping:

- coromandel café - 8.5/10

- mother's café

- le petit four - almond croissant 7.5/10, cold chocolate 4/10 (way too sweet, tasted like sugar syrup)

- bread & chocolate - 7.5/10

- tanto pizzeria - 8/10

- marc's café - 8.5/10

- surguru - 8/10

- kailash parbat - 8.5/10

- A2B - 8/10

overall, it was a relaxing and enjoyable trip. pondicherry has a laid back vibe that's perfect for a short weekend getaway.

so, i just completed my 3 day trip to pondicherry last week. i reached there on thursday night and returned back on sunday night. it was a fun trip! thankfully, the heat wasn't as bad as i expected, and the rain didn't spoil a single day.

cost breakdown:

- ₹5,000 – stay

- ₹2,000 – scooty rental and petrol

- ₹6,000 – food

- ₹2,000 – beer and drinks (bought from local shops and enjoyed them in my room)

- ₹1,000 – miscellaneous (matrimandir parking, svaram sound garden ticket, and a few fridge magnets)

places i visited:

- white town

- french colony

- aurobindo ashram

- rock beach

- serenity beach

- eden beach

- matrimandir view point

- svaram sound garden

i also did quite a bit of café hopping:

- coromandel café - 8.5/10

- mother's café

- le petit four - almond croissant 7.5/10, cold chocolate 4/10 (way too sweet, tasted like sugar syrup)

- bread & chocolate - 7.5/10

- tanto pizzeria - 8/10

- marc's café - 8.5/10

- surguru - 8/10

- kailash parbat - 8.5/10

- A2B - 8/10

overall, it was a relaxing and enjoyable trip. pondicherry has a laid back vibe that's perfect for a short weekend getaway.

so, i just completed my 3 day trip to pondicherry last week. i reached there on thursday night and returned back on sunday night. it was a fun trip! thankfully, the heat wasn't as bad as i expected, and the rain didn't spoil a single day.

cost breakdown:

- ₹5,000 – stay

- ₹2,000 – scooty rental and petrol

- ₹6,000 – food

- ₹2,000 – beer and drinks (bought from local shops and enjoyed them in my room)

- ₹1,000 – miscellaneous (matrimandir parking, svaram sound garden ticket, and a few fridge magnets)

places i visited:

- white town

- french colony

- aurobindo ashram

- rock beach

- serenity beach

- eden beach

- matrimandir view point

- svaram sound garden

i also did quite a bit of café hopping:

- coromandel café - 8.5/10

- mother's café

- le petit four - almond croissant 7.5/10, cold chocolate 4/10 (way too sweet, tasted like sugar syrup)

- bread & chocolate - 7.5/10

- tanto pizzeria - 8/10

- marc's café - 8.5/10

- surguru - 8/10

- kailash parbat - 8.5/10

- A2B - 8/10

overall, it was a relaxing and enjoyable trip. pondicherry has a laid back vibe that's perfect for a short weekend getaway.

so, i just completed my 3 day trip to pondicherry last week. i reached there on thursday night and returned back on sunday night. it was a fun trip! thankfully, the heat wasn't as bad as i expected, and the rain didn't spoil a single day.

cost breakdown:

- ₹5,000 – stay

- ₹2,000 – scooty rental and petrol

- ₹6,000 – food

- ₹2,000 – beer and drinks (bought from local shops and enjoyed them in my room)

- ₹1,000 – miscellaneous (matrimandir parking, svaram sound garden ticket, and a few fridge magnets)

places i visited:

- white town

- french colony

- aurobindo ashram

- rock beach

- serenity beach

- eden beach

- matrimandir view point

- svaram sound garden

i also did quite a bit of café hopping:

- coromandel café - 8.5/10

- mother's café

- le petit four - almond croissant 7.5/10, cold chocolate 4/10 (way too sweet, tasted like sugar syrup)

- bread & chocolate - 7.5/10

- tanto pizzeria - 8/10

- marc's café - 8.5/10

- surguru - 8/10

- kailash parbat - 8.5/10

- A2B - 8/10

overall, it was a relaxing and enjoyable trip. pondicherry has a laid back vibe that's perfect for a short weekend getaway.

this is my love letter to Prayagraj. i simply love the city, its people, and its vibe.

it's gonna be long, so please bear with me.

when i first visited Allahabad, it was during the 2013 mahakumbh. i was 11 years old back then. i just remember people everywhere and a very tall indian flag hoisted on the fort wall.

my second trip was sometime during april 2022. it was a short detour, as I was mainly visiting Varanasi.

the third trip, i did was in april 2024. what an amazing trip it was. after coming back from that trip, i got my joining letter, and since then i have been busy with my job and all.

but this time, when i visited my hometown in may, which is not very far from Prayagraj (i'm from Kanpur), i managed to take 4 days off from my schedule and visited Prayagraj again.

i visited all the iconic places again: Sangam, Saraswati Ghat, Arail Ghat (took boat rides from both ghats and talked to the boatmen, both highlighted how a major chunk of the earnings goes to the thekedar, and they only get pennies), Hanuman Mandir, Fort, Allahabad Museum and Azad Park.

Azad Park looked beautiful in the evening, though i had to walk with a pretty straight face, cause it was literally filled with couples doing PDA. i have never felt more single in my life.

i also tried food from some iconic places: breakfast at Netram (8/10) and Sulaki Lal Shrinath (6/10), biryani at Biryani Bees (idk if it's famous or not, but it was pretty crowded during lunch hours, 6/10), chaat at Pandit Ki Chaat (8/10), rasgulla at Dehati Rasgulla (6/10), some sweets at Hira Halwai (7.5/10), and paan at Sophia Lawrence (mid).

i visited Civil Lines on a sunday evening. it was chaotic as hell. the street food was pretty yumm tho. just one thing needs to be improved, why tf do people park their cars on the road? like, on sundays, Civil Lines is already very crowded, and then people park their cars on the road like idiots and end up blocking the whole road.

after that, i visited the night market. pretty mediocre food, in my opinion.

so yeah, that sums up my 4th trip to Prayagraj.

if you've read this far, do recommend some hidden places and food gems. i'll do my best to cover them on my next trip whenever possible.

and please be like this, Prayagraj. always.

TL;DR: spent 4 days in Prayagraj, revisited my favorite spots, tried iconic food places, and fell in love with city all over again.