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India is a meeting. Everyone says she never leaves us indifferent. "You either love or hate" we often hear. It is however always surprised, and you can also learn to be lulled by it. This is what I learned starting my trip to India Auroville. Auroville is both "outside India" and characteristic of India. It is a conceptual bubble, away from the bustle, overpopulation, pollution … but also a symbol of the great difference between wealth and poverty found throughout the other Indian cities. In Auroville, the indigenous Indians are often used by other people (international) of the city. They live in an isolated area, they have straw huts and fetch water from the well. This is far from large houses to ornate architecture of some owners of Auroville international community …. Scope immense jungle, surrounded and composed of red earth, trees with surprising names and forms of animal noises sometimes so strong (especially at night) that takes a while to get used to, Auroville is an mysterious island with a rich history international community, somewhat utopian: that of creating the foundations for a "new world" with a system operating close to nature, without capitalist relations between its members. Built in the late 60's by some 120 representatives of different countries, each having made a handful of his native land, it is established on the principles of "Mother", founder (and French!), Who wanted to create "a place inalienable "for citizens of the world. It now has about 2000 inhabitants (against 50 000 provided for its creation), two-thirds of foreigners, divided into 40 different communities, each with its own specialty. No money exchanged. Low power, solar power alone makes walking the furnaces of the "Solar Kitchen" where people can come and take their meals before the end of the day (ie early in the evening, which has earned us a diet on the first day!). No public transport (apart from a few taxis for emergencies and community visitors). The school is self-managed, a cultural center has all the regular people around film screenings, lectures and debates. But the heart of Auroville is the famous Matrimandir his meditation center: a giant golden ball inhabited by an immense crystal that reflects the sun on its walls. Awesome … the serenity that surrounds it, we really want to "meditate" or not, we invaded and leaves us as ethereal in peace. Besides this, Pondicherry, only a few miles away on the coast, is a good start for the discovery of India: it retains some enclaves of French architecture and culture (including cuisine!) While having for 50 years she has returned to property in India acquire all the characteristics of Indian cities: noise, odors, bazaars, Hindu temples in every street corner, tingling of crowded streets, the intersection of cars, "motorcycle" ( Instead motorcycles), bicycles, carts, rickshaws (the famous three-wheeled motor sputtering) but also pedestrians, cows, goats … The movement is the horn, and in general to those who pass the first or the horn louder. No rules!. Information, however: if you are not motorized, you should know that Pondicherry taxis no longer circulate after 22:30 Welcome to my asia travel books blog: Book trip to Asia or elsewhere, small weekend in France or elsewhere, fasten your seat belts, scramble for elsewhere!. Friday j Wishing you a happy new year, j As much as we want we can not forget the series of disasters that Japan suffered ten months ago. It is difficult to find another country in the world history has received such punishment by Nature. If the earthquake was devastating, the tsunami hit and subsequent Fukushima nuclear crisis to the Japanese subjected to one of the greatest tests in recent memory. The admirable fortitude with which he confronted the Japanese people and continues to face all these troubles is recognized throughout the world. Today, Japan is on its knees, but not defeated at all. And yet, still suffering the consequences of those terrible days of March 2010. One of them: the decline in tourists, which further hampers the country's economic recovery. And you have to go 60 years back in history to find some visitor numbers as low as 2011. The decline, caused mainly by the