Travel
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Back after a long hibernation!
I am back to blogging after a long break! So many things happening, so much to write about but I had absolutely no time! Where do I start from? August was super for us, we bought a house in the US. I feel very lucky and blessed to have found that perfect house me and
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Day 10: Most embarassing moment..
I can’t believe, I have made it to Day 10. For many reasons, I wanted to avoid writing today’s post. But, we all have our embarassing moments don’t we? Here is my most embarassing moment…. I was new to the US and its ways, my first day of school, and I was supposed to take
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North Carolina & James Hunt Library!
After we were done with museums, hiking and sightseeing in DC, we drove to North Carolina. North Carolina had lot of green spaces, tall wood drives and huge houses. Our main agenda in NC was to meet friends and family. Since my husband is an alumni of NC state university, we decided to visit his
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Eastern market DC
When we were done sight seeing the monuments, memorials and museums we decided to visit the Eastern Market. It is DC’s oldest market. Not only does it sell fresh, locally grown produce but also hand made arts and crafts. Such markets are my favorites as they offer a lot of art, culture, music and food
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Washington D.C
We went to the east coast this past long weekend. Although, we planned on going to New York, we just toured in Washington DC and spent time with family and friends in North Carolina, Raleigh! Washington DC, the capital of US has many monuments and memorials and museums. I liked all of the museums and
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Mendocino Coast!
The days are getting warmer and longer here in California. So hubby and I decided to make a trip to Mendocino with friends! It was a nice, relaxing and a very scenic getaway! Most of the time was spent admist nature, walking on the beaches, driving through the woods, dense forests and the dramatically beautiful Pacific Coast. It is
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Dinner with Maiko: Part-1
The highlight of our Japan trip was dinning with Maiko( trainee geishas). Maiko are young Japanese girls who are highly trained in Japanese art, culture and traditions. In olden days, Maiko would only serve green tea but gradually they began performing music, songs and dances for the customers only at high-class Japanese restaurants. Initially Maiko’s were to be seen
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Italian Dinner!
My husband and I both love Italian food! So after we finished sightseeing in Tokyo, we went to a famous Italian restaurant at Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo. The place was perfect! dim lights, light music playing in the background and great view as it was on the topmost floor! Some pics from our yummy dinner…
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Biking in Tokyo…
The weekend I arrived in Japan, cherry blossoms were going to be in their full bloom mode in Tokyo. I was very jet-lagged but didn’t want to miss this another opportunity of seeing cherry blossoms of Tokyo. There were a lot of spots in Tokyo which were worth seeing and, as our Japanese friends suggested, we rented a bicycle.
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I’m Back!!!
It’s time to end the long hibernation! I got back from India about two weeks ago, and when I got back school had already begun so I didnt really find time to blog. All in all it was a fun trip and it felt very good to meet my family after 2 years! I don’t