The awe

I used to see it in the movies, read it in newspapers and magazines, hear it from people...but when I really saw the real thing...I was simply awed. Yes thats the right word or maybe the best word that is so short and simple, yet can tell you exactly what it means, no less, only more to say about it... like NYC.
I reached Newark Int'l airport on Saturday night. After watching at least three-four movies on my personal TV on-board while sipping red wine and being served Malai Kofta with Dry fruit salad by fancy air-hostesses. It was a comfy flight with a little stopover in London. I hopped on a taxi to Jersey City, my abode for next fewmonths and on the way I got a glimpse of the statue, which everybody in the world looks up to as a symbol of freedom and lit with light green lights, she really is worth it. After reaching home I found out that sleep knows no boundary and after lying on a cozy bed, I slept like a dog and forgot all the excitement that I had for the three letters... NYC.
Next day was spent in knowing my surroundings which was full of Pakistani restaurants and grocery shops who claim to be serving all Indian items. In the evening, I performed an act that I was trying to pull-off all my life...a long jog, and that too around the Hudson River water-front. On the other side of the river is Manhattan skyline and in the middle on an island stands the statue which we talked about a little back. It is a scene that can not be judiciously captured by any camera other than the one that almighty god has provided us. In the night, Manhattan looks like a magic, a dream come true. All those well-lit, tall, steel and glass buildings, look great from that distance. The only such effect that light had on me was when I was cruising in a boat in Ganges on the day of Dev-Deepawali in Benaras, with surrounding ghats decorated with beautiful arrangements of diyas. I knew that next day I'll be in one of those high-rises doing the thing I value least but which will earn me the most powerful currency on earth in the most
wonderful city of this world... NYC
1 Comments:
hi manu
good thing to start with.
Going thrugh it i could actually visualize the entire picture quite clearly even though am not that good in blogging.
So keep us updated with the latest observations keeping us apace with your excursions.
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