Gold and Beautiful

So... our move did not go as planned.. But what the heck!!! We still moved in our new home and are living there, enjoying every minute of it!!! Whenever I told people that we were buying a condo, everyone seemed to have just one question.. why a condo? why not a house?? esplly in India... Not sure what the attraction towards bungalows is!!! Never got it... Ever since I was a child, skyscrapers (high-rises, for Americans :-)) always fascinated me and I always wanted to live in one. That is probably the reason why I love our Thane home so much more than our Dombivli home, even though I lived there for only an year. It's an interesting coincidence that the topic for my TOEFL essay was Apartments vs. Homes..... not kidding!!! Anyways, right now we are loving the weekend walks at Piedmont Park, enjoying the view of Atlanta's skyline as we have our morning breakfast and coffee and evening chai and snacks in our balcony (and at all other times from every room!!!). Can't wait to ge...

If you want to save time you should take a flight to go from Kingston to Montego Bay. But if you want to experience the country, a bus ride from Kingston to MB also works great!! The ride constantly reminded me of home (in India)..... Shreyas said he had never been to a country that is poor and not his home... neither had I. So this was a different experience. Moreover since the climate is so similar, the vegetation is also the same. I was exhilarated at the site of sitafal in a small stall on the road that was similar to the ghats between Mumbai and Pune. And of course the Gulmohar tree!!! Gosh!! It's been ages since I had seen one... MB was pretty much a touristy place with beaches, restaurants (that served average food for above avg price) and quite some stuff to do. We avoided the beaches and water sports (you can do them in Florida here!!!) and went for bamboo rafting on a river instead. Extremely serene and relaxing. Obviously had to do some shopping. I had to buy my fridge m...