Population 44,100
I spent 2 nights and three days here.
Dui is an overnight bus journey from Ahmedabad, because it’s a Union Territory alcohol is legal, so it is a popular weekend getaway for NID students coming from the ‘dry’ state of Gujarat. Dui used to be a Portuguese enclave until 1961 when the Indian army took over, it is made up of 5 villages and one central town. The architecture is very beautiful due to the Portuguese influence, there is amazing Catholic cathedral in the center of the town and narrow winding streets which direct you to the piazzas. This was my first ‘tourist’ destination and the thing which struck me most about the area was how clean the streets were and the amazing colours, everything was so incredibly coloured- the buildings, the boats, the crazy bins and the people, as with most places I’ve come across in India the locals were lovely, so friendly and helpful. My experience there was that of the typical student- hanging out in the pool, drinking and scooting around the town on mopeds, there was not a whole lot of sight seeing happening, though there was lots of fun to be had. We went with a bunch of friends from NID, it was our first truly bonding experience- cementing the newly formed friendships.
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