Houston Retreat

It was a perfect way to celebrate 5 months in US.. a gettogether of DYPCIans who had come for MS in Fall 2005.

We (I, Kary, Guddya) met at Vivek's place in Houston, Texas. Amit flew from Maryland, me from Florida and Gud from Kansas. It was one of the dreams come true - things which we had imagined before departure in India were finally taking shape.

The first day was marked by Munich , the new Spielberg movie we watched at AMC theatre. We later went Ice skating at the Galleria. Not to mention how many times I fell, i was falling more than skating - an utter shame for me. All others did pretty well especially Gud and Viv who picked up quite fast. But it was fun indeed.. hope to improve next time!

How can one miss NASA or shud i call it "nasha"? The Johnson space center was good and it gave an educational angle to this trip. Clicking photos was fun there. We also went on a Tram tour where we met (oh cant mention the name)....
It was interesting to watch Gud and Kary chat with her for minutes.. on all topics related to NASA ... dont know why they cudnt gather enuf courage for a photo session with her!

On the third day, we went to Hermen Brown Park.. again cant miss the snaps we took there thanks to Kary's ideas from DCH. The food at Souper Salad was delicioius..

I must mention the mehmaan navazi by Vivek and his parents - this trip wudnt be possible without it.

In all, a well planned and enjoyable vacation.