Vive la France

As the tour winds its way towards my final port of Chennai, we came across a rather surreal outpost of France in the middle of India. Pondicherry is a former French colony that was surrendered by the French about 50 years ago, but still has a mildly Gallic air. I was sooo hoping to see Indians riding about on bicycles in stripy tops wearing berets and onions and smoking Gauloises, but sadly the influence doesn't stretch that far. But a lot of the road signs are French, and a few people were shouting Bonjour at the truck as we drove through. But there's not a great deal to see here, so just a one night stop.

Pondicherry, India