On my first weekend in US , we went to Yellowstone..it is one of the best National Parks in US..spanning around 4 states..
Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. (Excerpts from http://www.nps.gov/yell/)
We were 13 guys in all..took flight from SFO to Salt lake City...hired 2 Nissan Quest (7 seaters..like Innova..but very very spacious)..had a GPS with us..was amazed to see its accuracy...it prompts even on changing lanes..like u r going in the wrong lane..
it made life so easier...finding gas stations, restaurants etc..
Best part was that we'd an encounter with cops...they actually chased our car at 1 in the night..we were driving at 101 mph where the speed limit was 65 mph...could have put us in jail, but left with a fine of $117...
People were envious that I was at Yellowstone at my 1st weekend in US while most of them have been here for almost 1-5 years n no one had been there before .. though I was damn tired n was under jet lag..
The place is really very beautiful...seen all kinds of landscapes there..pics would show that..uploaded only a few of them...there were some 3000 in all...
Life in general is very different here...everything is just SO PERFECT..for initial 2 weeks I felt I was dreaming..cant believe how can they get into so much details of everything..abhi kuch aadat pad gayi hai ..
still whenever I m on freeways it all seems like NFS to me..traffic rules r so many n followed like anything..the painted lines on road r taken more seriously than road dividers in India..no I m not complaining..India is still the best...
Started with Tennis, Volleyball n gym..but only on weekends..weekdays r very busy..
we stay at Union City..office is in SFO..about 40 minutes BART (Bay Area Rail Transport.. apne locals yaar) journey..n after coming back cooking n all...week kab khatam hota hai pata bhi nahin chalta..
City is very colorful...get to see so different kind of ppl on the streets.. just love to walk around whenever we go out for lunch..though mostly we take lunch from home..as veg food is a prob here..
Initially I was dying to go back but settling down now..let's see..
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