Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India    (Dec 2022)        

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Vizag, short for Visakhapatnam, is among the most pleasant and cleanest Indian cities I've visited. It boasts one of the nicest sea frontage and city beaches in India (barring a couple of unsightly effluents). Many ancient Buddhist sites lie in the vicinity, revealing the long history of Buddhism in the region. The city is a major cargo port and HQ of the Indian Navy in the East—it hosted the annual Navy Day while we were in town. For this garish and gratuitously wasteful ceremony before President Murmu, the city�s main beach was blocked to citizens for days. More unreservedly, we were grateful for the new friendships we struck in the city—and for delicious Andhra food.

Vizag coastline	Vizag beach	Vizag beach	'Victory at Sea' monument
Aircraft museum	Panduranga Swamy temple	Vizag beach (more)	Cordoned for Navy Day
Rushikonda beach	Dead parrot fish on beach	Company cleaning drive	Visitor to Vizag beach
Heritage restaurant thali	Gongura land!	House of Dosas	The Spicy Venue thali