Sharmila and I spent the weekend at Seven Springs in PA with friends. 6 of us got a cabin and just hung out all weekend, went snow mobiling, watched movies, ate some good food at restaurants in Pittsburgh and just relaxed.
A shot of the outside of our cabin:
The family room:
We went out to a restaurant called Montery Bay Fish Grotto. All 6 of us agreed that we had some of the best seafood that we’ve had in a long time…and the 6 of us have eaten at a lot of places, so we know a little about food! 
The view was amazing, the food was fantastic and the dessert was great…needless to say that we ate like piglets!
We closed the place down…
A few shots right outside the restaurant once we were done eating….all taken in low light with a non-professional lens, hence the blurryness and image noise:
The next day, we went snowmobiling! It was lots of fun!
Amar celebrated his birthday at Asia de Cuba in NYC last night. It was great seeing Neeta and Amar and hanging out with everyone. The food was great – the beef samosas and short ribs were delicious! The mood lighting inside was great, but very poor for photography. Given that I did not have a flash on me, this is the best that I could do in terms of the quality of pics.
A pic of the birthday boy and his lovely wife Neeta (Neeta, you look great for someone who’s going to deliver in 3 months!):
A few pics of Amar’s brother Sup and Neeru:
Love this next shot of you guys…such posers!
For anyone that wants to dine at Asia de Cuba on Madison and 37th, make sure you ask for Randy as your server. The guy is awesome! Knows the menu inside out, comes at you with rapid fire one liners and will provide you with entertainment all night long. Another fun night!
We went in to the city to see the tree in Rockerfeller Center and then head out to Amar’s birthday party. On our way to the see the tree, we saw Mickey and Minnie walking on 6th Ave:
Sharmila standing by the tree:
I’ve always loved the view of the tree and the buildings with the angels:
The Macy’s building with their Christmas decor that lights up to music:
It was a freezing night, but we braved the cold and went and saw the tree and had a good time just walking around the city and people watching.
Went to see Avenue Q off Broadway in NYC. Funny show! Managed to take a quick pic of the set with my iPhone before the show started:
After the show, we headed back to Sid and Fatema’s place to celebrate new years with some close friends. At midnight, we went over to Rohan’s place to wish Sid’s dad since it was his birthday.
A pic of Sid’s dad:
A pic of Sid with his family:
A romantic shot of Sid and Fatema dancing at the after party:
We went out last night for Richie and and Robin’s birthday to the Motor City Casino. I liked this pic of the 2 of us which was taken with a point and shoot.
It was a fun night hanging out with Robin, Richie, Jinny, Shalu and the crowd at the Motor City Casino nightclub. Fun times!
Thursday, December 10, 2009 Posted in Personal
Taken with our point and shoot on the way out to dinner at my grandmother’s place in India.
Wednesday, December 9, 2009 Posted in Personal
Saw this little boy playing in the streets in India, so I snapped a quick picture. His name is Dev. Quiet, shy guy with deep black eyes.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009 Posted in Personal
I love faces with a lot of character. Faces that are weathered…faces that have stood the test of time. They have so much character…so much depth. They tell stories. The streets of India are full of such faces. I went out today to try and photograph a few people on the streets. The photos below are faces of hard working and good natured people that are happy with whatever little they have. I have a lot of respect for them. I hope these pictures capture and convey to you the essence of these people. Seeing these people reminds me of how lucky I am to have what I have in my life.
Sunday, December 6, 2009 Posted in Personal
We took my uncle and his family out to lunch today at a restaurant called Magnolia. The food was really good and we had a fun time just taking our time eating, talking and laughing. Here are a few pics from today.
After lunch, we went back to my grandmother’s place and hung out there. Lots of memories of this place…we used to come here every summer when I was in school. My cousins and I would play in the large veranda on top of the house. Here’s a pic of my uncle and his family that I took today while we came up to see the veranda.
It was another fun day hanging out with the family. Time to go home, rest and digest
Saturday, December 5, 2009 Posted in Personal
I flew out to India on Dec 2nd to see my parents. It’s been a great, fun filled few days since then hanging out with the family. We’ve hung out at home, caught up on life, gone out to the new large malls here in Calcutta (and driven through insane traffic to get there), sat in reclining seats in movie theaters and watched movies back to back where they treat you like royalty and come to your seats to take your food order and bring it to you without you having to move an inch!
It’s been ages since I’ve had the chance to take some good photos of the 3 of us. I have pics of all 3 of us when I was little, but we don’t have some really good photos of us over the past few years. So today, on our way out shopping, I took some pics of the family (minus Sharmila…it would have been great if we got some pics of the 4 of us, but Sharmila could not come with me to India this time . We all missed her today.
On to the photos…I love this pic of mom and dad:
One of mom and me:
Hopefully we’ll get some more good photos tomorrow.
by Suman
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