OldyGoldy

I have taken a photo of World Trade Center, during my short visit in 1989, from near the Jersey City where the Statue of Liberty stands. When the I saw live the bombing of the tallest twin building (I was watching CNN) after the first disbelief, I rememebered the photo I had taken. I have attached it with this. You cant take such a photo anymore!
The spirit of Manhatten is the Spirit of Mumbai (Bombay)-- Business as usual!!

A visit to USA is not complete without a visit to its magnificient Capitol and the Capitol Hill and White House.
We were here in October 2007. The National Mall in front of CAPITOL is a very nice place to walk and sit around, in between breaks from the many museums on both sides of the MALL.

San Francisco was the most lively place we visited! We lived right in the center of San Francisco, at the homely YMCA building. With the ferry trip at the across the Bay, the walks along the streets (Pier 39, Market street) the sights and sounds, the lunches (especially at ), a memorable dinner at the restaurant 'Dosa' with an old Classmate (Pure Indian vegetarian ‘Dosa’ restaurant where we were the only Indian customers, the Chinese town, Russian hill, truly cosmopolitan and freely mixing crowd, and good shopping, we wanted to stay more!

Skyline Drive is a natural scenic drive, an attraction of Virginia State. It is adjacent to he Appalachian Trail, and across a national park. It has a historic importance what with the longest battle of the American civil war by the famous General Stonewall Jackson. You will be stopped by the deer darting across the road, and the chirping of birds and insects. You can stay for many days in the small motels there with trekking or just looking at the forests, a peaceful interlude in the busy USA tour. We were the rare visitors on that day in October due to the rain and mist! But it had its own charm!

This was the most thrilling place I visited in USA. It was much beyond my the imagination based on pictures and videos. I could not go down for rafting. I have decided to visit USA again even if the only place to visit is the Grand Canyon!

If you want to experience of old ‘cowboy country’ come to Fortworth. You will be in the midst of Cowboy action, on the roads, on the shops, on the restaurants on the beer pubs (The largest Pub in the world is here!) and on top of all, the thrilling “Rodeo show’. If you are visiting USA, you have to be here at least once!

We experienced this in a town called Williamsburg in Virginia. The old town is kept as it was in the Civil war times. The old shops of the tailor, the carpenter and the restaurants are still kept as was and the ladies on old dress of long frilled skirt invite you for visiting their shops. Of course they also smilingly pose for a photograph with you. The old guillotine invites everyone to put their head and you cannot resist.(See the snaps)
But it is while picking up a conversation with some the residents that the difference in the nuances of the cultural variation in US can be observed.