When i came to US, I always wished to visit the Niagara falls and a lot of other places. I had decided I'd definitely visit some city or the other every long weekend that I get. Least did I know that my work and climate would not let me leave my house, forget visiting the cities. Well so far I havent had the chance to visit many places, not even the Niagara falls, but definitely I managed to take a trip of (New York) NY and (Washington) DC.
I was making a plan of going to Niagara falls for those three days during the memorial day, when my friends who were going to accompany me asked what are we going to do for three days at that place. Well, the question was quite valid and I had to think. I said lets visit NY too !! Then they said, the falls are very far from there - waste of time. Finally after a lots of discussions and debates (which lasted for good couple of weeks), we chose NY and DC to be the places to visit.
Another couple of weeks and all the tickets, and local tours and hotels were booked for our trip.
Friday nite, 26th May 2006. I was packing up stuff for the three day trip that I had been looking forward to since over a month. Its wasnt planned too early yet i wanted to make it good. That would be my first trip from my place of residence since almost last 5 month. It was the much needed break and the outing that was required.
I was back from work at 1900 hours and had planned to finish off my packing for the trip in another two hours, take a good sleep for about 6-7 hours and wake up fresh for the next day early morning flight to New york. But destiny had something else instored for me. I idled away the couple of hours simply figuring out wat all to take to the trip - i didnt want to load myself at the same time I didnt want to miss out anything (i wanted to plan perfect as far as belongings were concerned) I didnt want to feel need of anything while on the three day trip.
No one would think, its only a three day trip, what all things a person would need - come to think of it, there are a lots of things and also need to take in mind the adversities of weather too. The forecasts mentioned rains in NY on saturday and cloudy on sunday. So i had to be prepared for the rains !! Finally I had shortlisted what all things i needed on the trip and set out to pack them in my good old bag pack !! (It with me since last almost 6 years !!)
Then all of a sudden something struck me - Y not carry along my laptop too ;) My frnds who were coming along thought it was a crazy idea - but it was matter of only 1.5 kg of extra luggage and a few hundred grams of power cables - of that of camera - my beloved companion on the trip - and of computer (Of course there was possibility of me losing it). Well at the end - it was my friends to whom it was more useful than to me. !!!
I was done packing by 2300 hours; ensured I am not forgetting anything. At this time, only things left to be packed were - my laptop, cables, camera, and my mobile phone (which is more or less useless - yet for emergency could have been handy).
Then I went to bed - but i cudnt sleep - not for anything in the world. Last few days I had not been able to sleep till midnight. So not feeling sleepy, I got up again and started surfing internet and usual chatting n orkutting. It was already 1:30 am when i started feeling a bit sleepy and had nothing to do... I was to leave home at 4:00 hours. another two and half hours to go - what to do - i didnt want to fall asleep to wake up half sleep - so I watched a movie !! :)
Well at 4:30 hours on 27th May 2006. I and couple of my friends set out to explore the city of New York. !!
Next three days were going to be tiring and hectic yet, adventerous and thrilling.
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