Morning Walk on Juhu Chowpaty, Vashi, New Mumbai on 27-Jan-2020

A nice one hour long morning walk was done on Juhu Chowpati, Park, Vashi, Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Vashi Mini Seashore is a 4.7 mile (11,000-step) route located near Vashi, Navi Mumbai, India. Place is good with trees alongside seashore making it a beautiful. Very good weather and nice Sunset with reflection in the lake. Idea of steel statues of Yoga postures is really innovative.

A very good public facility in the crowed city of Navi Mumbai ... !!!

Visit to Global Vipassana, Gorai on 03-Nov-2011

Global Vipassana Pagoda, Gorai, Mumbai is a Meditation Dome Hall with a capacity to seat around 8,000 mediators which is the largest such meditation hall in the worldIts traditional Burmese design is an expression of gratitude towards the country of Myanmar for preserving the practice of Vipassana. The shape of the pagoda is a copy of the Shwedagon Pagoda (Golden Pagoda) in Yangon, Myanmar. It was built combining ancient Indian and modern technology to enable it to last for a thousand years. Official web-site is Global Pagoda, Gorai

The Global Vipassana Pagoda is declared as one of the "Seven Wonders of Maharashtra" by Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC) in partnership with ABP Majha, a Marathi news channel; after they reviewed 350 destinations. 

Visited the Pagoda for the third time with Sadhana and my close friend Uttam Panchal and enjoyed the visit once again because of nice climate, serenty and spiritual thoughts making to see into ourselves

Prof Uttam Panchal in front of the main gate

Visit to Penns Caves PA and Center County Memorial Park, State College, PA on 07-Jul-2019

Penns Cave, PA is America's only all-water cavern & farm-nature-wildlife park. In 1885, Penn’s Cave opened as a commercial show cavern and the Penn’s Cave Hotel was built. Very fortunate to see this place and had very different experience. Nature takes it own course and the creation of the caves took millions  of years.

An astonishing and magnificent visit.... !!!! 

Visit to Braj Temple, Schuykill County, PA, USA on 06-Jul-2019

The Vraj Hindu Temple is located in Schuylkill County, in Pennsylvania, United States.  It is a multi-million-dollar temple or haveli covering 300 acres (1.2 km2) of the land. Vraj is also known as Noontan Nadalaya, and abode for God Shrinathji (a manifestation of Krishna). It is visited by an average of 100,000 Hindu pilgrims per year.  Nootan Nandalaya (Temple) is surrounded by hills and is situated on the bank of Chandra Sarovar (lake). The temple is having a very good canteen, gift shop and residence facilities. 

A very well developed complex which provides some peace of mind to the devotees and good to visit with family and friends. One can spend a day or two and lead a calm and peaceful life with dear ones.

Jay Shrikrishna ... !!!

Independence Day Parade on 04-Jul-2019

Got opportunity to attend Independence Day Parade, Towson MD USA. Had also attended National Independence Day Festival and Parade. Philadelphia, in 2015. A lot of enthusiasm and public participation showing their skills, vintage bikes and cars, showcasing of government departments in the parade which lasted for 2 hours. 

Visit to Mercer County Park and Radha Krishna Temple, Princeton on 29-Jun-2019

Mercer County Park, is a recreational park The park encompasses over 2,500 acres (10 square kms). The National Softball Association honored the Mercer County Park Commission with its "Outstanding Parks Award" for the softball fields and facilities in Mercer County Park. The park is having many facilities such as golf course, Two cricket pitches, Seven basketball courts, Ice skating center, 24 Tennis Courts, Nature trails, Picnic areas and so on. Perfect place for a day out with family and friends. Besides, sport facilities in the park offers an golden opportunity for the sportsmen. The day was very hot and later on after 4 pm the climate changed. The rain and strong wind started and weather become pleasant in 15 minutes. 

Visit to Annapolis, MD, USA and Thomas Point Park on 08-Jun-2019

Visited Annapolis, Maryland and Sandy Point State Park with Myra, Priyanka, Ankit, Sadhana and enjoyed an evening in the historic city. 

Annapolis is capital city of Maryland and famous mainly for 18th Century brick-houses United States Naval Academy, and Chesapeake Bay. It was temporary capital of USA in 1783-1784. A happening tourist place with nice traditional main street famous for ice-cream, chocolates and fudges. The place has rich heritage of arts, culture and theatre.  Had a good walk on the main street with music playing and market full of tourists, variety of cars and bikes. 

Visit to Baltimore Inner Harbor on 31-May-2015

Baltimore is one of America's oldest seaports. Baltimore's recently-renewed Inner Harbor is home to some of the city's best attractions, including the National Aquarium, Maryland Science Center, Port Discovery Children's Museum and Harbor place.

A happening tourist place with fantastic walk along the pier street music, historic ships, shops, games, parks, swiftly plying electric scooters, artist showing there skills, cultural events etc. Spent about 2-3 hours on the harbor in the evening. About 2 mile of scenic walk with Myra, Priyanka, Ankit, Sadhana was very refreshing.

  

Inner Harbor, Baltimore

Visit to the Aksharsham Temple, Robbinsville NJ on 27-May-2019

Visited the Swaminarayan Temple, Robbinsville Akshardham (Devnagari: स्वामिनारायण अक्षरधाम) in Robbinsville, New Jersey, is a Hindu temple complex. The complex is very big and a lot work is still in progress though the temple is complete. The inspiration to construct this temple came from Pramukh Swami Maharaj President, BAPS.

Visited the Swaminarayan Hindu Temple with the Paliwals which  is built using Italian marble.  The marble is cut and designed by the Rajasthani artists in India and sent to USA with serial number to be directly used in the construction. Very beautiful and delicate design of the pillars, main hall,and passages out side the temple. The temple has Aksharpith Book  & Souvenir Shop  and Shayaona Sweet and Snacks Center. A nice place to spend a day or half with family peacefully. 

Visit to Bushkill Waterfalls and Smithfield Beach on 26-May-2019

Bushkill Waterfalls is a series of eight privately owned waterfalls, the tallest of which cascades over 100 feet (30 m), located in Pocono Mountains in the United States. Beginning at the headwaters of the Little Bush Kill, the water descends the mountain, toward the Delaware River, forming Bushkill Falls, Bridal Veil Falls, Bridesmaid Falls, Laurel Glen Falls, Pennell Falls, and three additional, unnamed falls. The place is also  popular for hiking and birdwatching. The area has a variety of trails and bridges that vary in length and difficulty. The fall is also known as "Niagara Falls of Pennsylvania."

Visited Bushkill Waterfalls and Smithfield Beach with Paliwals and Sadhna for 4-5 hours. Completed a trail for about 2 hours enjoying the waterfall and the nature around.

With ever smiling Paliwals in front of the waterfall