Chak De India (चक दे इन्डिया) !

A classic movie to treasure for, which are very rare to find in Bollywood.

Getting lost in Downtown Washington DC

And I thought only Capital Beltway was confusing, wait until you enter the Downtown area of Washington, D.C and it will be like a maze for the tourist traveler. Even thou I’ve been visiting this area for 5th time, I had hard time locating our hotel on Rhode Island ave at Dupont Circle.

Normally, Most cities have Streets mapped in X and Y axis but here in DC the diagonal avenues make the road network more complex. Just to get an idea, have a look at this Dupont Circle which is the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue, Connecticut Avenue, New Hampshire Avenue, P Street and 19th Street.

To make matter worst, while driving you have to also consider the “One way” or “Do not enter” signs. One time, I was almost entered into “One way” road before I realized the mistake.

Next day also, while getting out of the city, those Google map couldn't be helpful. Thanks to all those cabbies for much understandable direction.

Bottom line is, Washington D.C. can be awfully confusing and frustrating to get around if you're not familiar with the area. Here is a link, which advices you to get a good map, If you are heading to DC and also plan in advance to save travel time.

Visit PA - few unique attractions

This was one of the most fulfilling weekend trip, that I could remember of my all weekend endeavors.

The day started by visiting a truly unique attraction..."the Choo Choo Barn- Traintown U.S.A". As they claim "the Choo Choo Barn is like nothing you've ever seen !", true to the statement It was a really refreshing experience to see those detailed towns created with tiny animations.

The afternoon was spent riding the Strasburg Rail road in their Open Air cars, as the train tour was moving thru lush green scenic surroundings of the countryside and neighboring Amish farms.

After having a late lunch at the picnic area, we reached the Longwood Gardens for our last destination of the day. Being one of the premier botanical gardens in the US, It consists of 20 outdoor gardens and 20 indoor gardens within 4 acres. We had fun at the Italian Water Garden and Indoor Conservatory watching those amazing lotus, bonsai trees and exquisite flowers.

This is called Weekend Gateways !

another visit to Niagara Falls

This will be the 3rd one and hoping the last one. a quick weekend trip started at Saturday 06:30 early in the morning, reaching the Niagara Falls at 1:30 pm. At the destination, Most of the time was spent waiting in the long queue, thou everything was forgotton after completing the attraction. The food at Punjabi Desi Dhaba tasted more delicious due to the all tiredness.

On the return journey, we stopped by "Corning Museum of Glass". So now we know what exactly the Glass Museum is, when people talk about Glass Museum near Niagara Falls.

Last but not least, Most importantly this trip will be remembered for the first Speeding Ticket on I-390 for driving at 83/65 mph. It was a quite learning experience.