Gold and Beautiful

On my trip to India this Summer, I dug through all the books that I owned when growing up and found this. My favorite book… Fairy Tales of the World. I was in fourth grade when everyone around me realized that I was reading all sorts of books both in English and Marathi at a lightning speed. So my uncle gifted this book to me (the first year that I did not receive a dress from him for my birthday!!) This is the most cherished book that I have ever owned, mostly because it was the first real book that I owned. Before that I mostly bought all sorts of comics or read books from the library. It also had beautiful pictures and obviously increased my knowledge (and curiosity!!) about different countries and cultures. The rest of the years growing up were full of many more books that I devoured every summer from my uncle's book collection. Digging through all those books I also realized how much my parents had done to encourage my reading habit. I had all sorts of books  in English and M

I found an ideal home, actually 2 in NYC… well actually at MoMA in NYC :-) How nice it will be to live in a high-rise of homes or in a high rise in the bridge city!!! Sounds exciting!!! My biggest problem is that I want it all… A modern high rise apartment with beautiful city skyline views (which I already have) would be perfect. A small ocean front vacation home with floor to ceiling glass would be great!! And another huge vacation home in the mountains would be an icing on the cake. Anyways, the architecture exhibit at MoMA is worth a stop.

  The visit to Taj Mahal is one of the most memorable trips I have ever had. Walking through the main entrance, the first sight of this beautiful monument leaves you speechless. There is nothing to be said, but just to be admired. I stood at the entrance staring at it as if my legs were anchored to the ground. It was a few minutes before I looked somewhere else and moved. We probably spent 3 hrs at Taj Mahal and could have spent more. From whatever little I have traveled and the numerous travel articles and photographs that I have read and seen, nothing comes close to Taj Mahal. It doesn't matter if this monument is on any official list of seven wonders or not. It does not need a stamp of somebody else's approval. It is a beautiful monument, much more beautiful than what words can describe! The sunrise tour offered from Delhi to Agra is the best way to enjoy this monument…. Highly recommended!