Visit to USA in 2015

Traveled to USA to spent some time with Priyanka and Ankit. Was fortunate to see quite a few famous places on the eastern coast in four months' stay. Traveled more than 16000 km and visited places from Naigara Falls to Keywest Island i.e. north to south-most tip of USA.

Fall Season in Pennsylvania in Oct-2015

Autumn, season is often called fall season because leaves fall from the trees at that time. Many birds migrate toward the Equator to escape the falling temperatures. 

Fall season in Pennsylvania was wonderful and highly scenic. The colors of leaves of various trees throws different flavours of nature.  Priyanka, Ankit,  Sadhana and me visited three times in Oct-15 covering New Hope Village, Bowman’s Hill Tower, Washington Crossing Historic Park

Visit to National September 11 Memorial and Brooklyn, New York USA on 4-Oct-2015

National September 11 Memorial is a memorial and museum in New York City commemorating the September 11, 2001 attacks, which killed 2,977 people, and the 1993 World Trade Center bombing, which killed six. The memorial is located at the World Trade Center site, the former location of the Twin Towers that were destroyed during the September 11 attacks. The 360 degree viewing gallary gives you excellent views of famous Statue of LIberty, skyscrapers of NYC, Brooklyn Bridge and other parts of the city.

Must place to visit in NYC which gives everyone idea of the grit and commitment shown by Americans to give tributes to the martyrs of 9/11 jet-bombing and collapse of  twin towers. 

Visit to Princeton University on 03-Oct-2015

Princeton University The main campus sits on about 500 acres (2.0 km²) in Princeton. In 2011, the main campus was named by Travel+Leisure as one of the most beautiful in the United States. As of October 2018, 65 Nobel laureates, 15 Fields Medalists and 13 Turing Award laureates have been affiliated with Princeton University as alumni, faculty members or researchers. Great Albert Einstein spent 6 years here as professor 

Sadhana at the state of art stadium of the university

Visit to Walt Disney Land, Orlando on 10-Sep-2019

Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida established on a property, which covers nearly 25,000 acres (39 sq mi; 101 km2), only half of which has been used,[2] comprises four theme parks (consisting of Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot, and Disney's Hollywood Studios), two water parks, 27 themed resort hotels, nine non-Disney hotels, several golf courses, a camping resort, and other entertainment venues, including the outdoor shopping center Disney Springs.

Spend two action packed days in the Disney with Ankit, Priyanka and Sadhana. Enjoyed thoroughly attractions especially Epicot and Universal Studio, Wizzarding world of Harry Potter, etc.

Visit to Key West Islands on 7 and 9 Sep-2015

Key west Island One of America’s most unique motor journeys, the scenic 110-mile Overseas Highway combines ocean views, 42 bridges, natural wonders and history like no other place. Each region of the Keys has its own unique character, worlds away from big cities and theme parks.

Visit to Miami Aquarium on 06-Sep-2015

Miami Seaquarium is located Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States and is located near downtown Miami. Founded in 1955, it is one of the oldest oceanariums in the United States. In addition to marine mammals, the Miami Seaquarium houses fish, sharks, sea turtles, birds, reptiles, and manatees. 

We enjoyed the shark shows very much with my family friend Matoli, we also saw demonstrations by some organization which wanted to protest against the use of animals for the entertainment.

Visit to Lion Country Safari on 06-Sep-2015

Lion Country Safari is a drive-through safari park and walk-through amusement park located on over 600 acres in Loxahatchee (near West Palm Beach), in Palm Beach County, Florida. Founded in 1967, it claims to be the first 'cageless zoo' in the United States.

It was different experience to see the wild life by car and it takes about 2-3 hours and some of the animals you see very close to the car. The safari will be more of a fun if you have little ones with you. 

Visit to Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Florida on 05-Sep-2015

Kennedy Space Center, NASA, Florida : Got opportunity to visit this historical place. NASA has organized a well-planned informative tour for the center. Apollo Series was launched from launch operations for the Apollo, Skylab and Space Shuttle programs were carried out from this space center. There are about 700 facilities and buildings grouped across the center's 144,000 acres (580 km2). The Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex has a variety of exhibits, artifacts, displays and attractions on the history and future of human and robotic spaceflight. 

Visit to Finger Lake on 25-Aug-2015

Visited Finger Lakes are a group of 11 long in Central New York in the United States. Lakes are among the deepest in the United States - 435 feet (133 m) and 618 feet (188 m) respectively - with bottoms well below sea level. Though none of the lakes' width exceeds 3.5 miles (5.6 km), Seneca Lake is 38.1 miles (61.3 km) long, and 66.9 square miles (173 km2), the largest in total area.

Visited Finger Lakes on our way back from Naigara Falls. Nice peaceful place and spend about 1 hour on this beautiful and big lake.

Visit to Naigara Falls on 23-Aug-2015

Naigara Falls, NY USA, one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, has major attractions such as Prospect Point Observation Tower, Maid of the Mist, Caves of the Winds, Goat Island, Three Sister Islands, The Cave of the Winds and Niagara Falls Illumination. Niagara Falls comprise  of three waterfalls discharging 168,000 cubic meters (six million cubic feet) of water per minute from a height of 167 feets. Three Water Falls are emanating from Naigara river, namely, Horseshoe Falls or Canadian Falls, American Falls and Bridal Veil Falls

Visited the Naigara with Priyanka, Ankit and Sadhana and enjoyed every moment of attractions of Naigara Falls fully from 10 AM to  10.30 PM. It was a great opportunity to go this place and could move around the area. Wish will visit this place to see the majestic views from Canada and frozen Naigara in winter.

Priyanka and Ankit At the Entrance of Naigara Falls NY, USA

Visit to Times Square and New York Public Library, New York on 10-Aug-2015

Times Square, New York visited the vibrant place once again and enjoyed thoroughly ambiance. Times Square has been featured countless times in literature, on television, in films, in video games, and in music videos and depicts varied culture of different sects, religion, businesses, etc.

Visit to Boston City on 08-Aug-2015

Visited Boston with Sadhana and moved around in the Boston city for one full day i.e. from 9 am to 11 pm. Reached Boston from Andover by train which is about one hour journey.

Boston is an important port and manufacturing hub as well as a center for education and culture. The Boston area’s many colleges and universities make it a world leader in higher education,[21] including law, medicine, engineering, and business, and the city is considered to be a global pioneer in innovation and entrepreneurship, with nearly 5,000 startups.

Could visit Boston Public Garden, take long walk on Boston Esplanade along the Charles river, move around to Harvard University Campus and spent evening at Boston Harbor. Spent about an hour in Boston Public Garden which the first public park in the United Stated and about half an hour in China Town.

Visit to Flume Gorge, Echo Lake, White Mountains NH USA on 07-Aug-2015

Visited Flume Gorge, Echo Lake, White Mountains NH USA with Paliwals and Sadhana. One of the best nature tours by me and really enjoyed the day with beautiful nature which is in abundance in white mountains. 

Flume_Gorge, White Mountains, NH USA is a natural gorge (i.e. a narrow valley between hills with steep rocky walls and a stream running through them). Cut by the Flume Brook, the gorge features walls of Conway granite that rise to a height of 70 to 90 ft (21 to 27 m) and are 12 to 20 ft (3.7 to 6.1 m) apart. Discovered in 1808 by 93-year-old "Aunt" Jess Guernsey, the gorge is now a paid attraction that allows visitors to walk through it.

Walking the trail with Ishan, Junior Paliwal

Visit to Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island on 26-Jul-2015

Ellis Island was the gateway for over 12 million immigrants to the U.S. as the United States' busiest immigrant inspection station for over 60 years from 1892 until 1954.

Visit to Pittusburg on 12-Jul-2015

Pittusburg PA is located in the south west of the state, at the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers. Pittsburgh is known both as "the Steel City" for its more than 300 steel-related businesses and as the "City of Bridges" for its 446 bridges. 

While returning went to Sri Venkateshwara Temple near Pittusberg PA which located in Penn Hills.

Visit to Harrisberg on 10-Jul-2015

Hersheys Harrisberg One full day trip to the Hershey's chocolate factory and a round in the Harrisberg.  The tour was knowledgeable and full of fun and joy. Highly appreciate the way Hershey's as set up the site for the visitors and also the way the company is contributing significantly for the social cause.

Visit to Philadelphia on 04-July-2015

First outing to Philadelphia on the USA IndependenceLiberty_Bell, Philadelphia PA day after  reaching the USA on 02-July-2015. Fortunate to see the independence day parade and other celebrations in the town. Enjoyed the ambiance through out the day. Multi-cultural, multi-country colorful event with a lot of enthusiasm and fun.

Visit to Bali, Indonesia on 26-Mar-2005

Visited Bali to attend PMI-AP LIM for 4 days and could spent a day on site-seeing. Very beautiful nature and a lot of scenic place. Could visit Ulluwatu Temple / Cliff , Pura Taman Ayun, and Tanoh Lot Temple after directly started the tour from the airport at 10.00 am and reached hotel just before 10.00 pm. 

Here are some clips of Changi Singapore Airport and Travel to Denpasar, Bali

Here are some clips from PMI AP LIM 2015.

At the backdrop of Ulluwatu Cliff