The past 10 days were really stressful ,since we were applying for the US Visa finally after nearly three years of contemplation and so we were going through it if the in ,were all correct and more importantly if we had got the appointment for the 13th&14th we were getting excited as well as nervous ,what will they ask us ,will they be moody to reject ,how long will we have to wait to know ,it seemed like one of the toughest exams ,so after going through FAQs ,we were now even more worried who will have to answer the question ,what if we fumble ,pause for a while .
So the day finally came where we had to go through our biometric test and we were going in for the final interview to really know whether or not we were going to get a visa
So we joint a long queue ,with all professionals ,students ,senior citizen ,families in the queue and some seemed so ordinary too .
So we have now entered the premises ,like a high security cell with a garden and a few seating space after a security check .
Now here we see people phone getting confiscated since they were strictly prohibited ,charges being thrown away since again no electronic allowed and then we are finally going to a AC room where we have about 40 counters and 100s in the queue .while we again had to do the biometric test to cross check our identity .also that moment when I was handed my passport before the test was a moment of shock and a little worry but was taken before the interview .😊
And now the last five minutes of actually knowing whether have we or haven’t we .
So while our turn had just come ,we just saw a few visas being rejected and were a little worried again .
Then came our turn and the question were answered with ease and then a few minutes later got the visa approved .A sigh of relief
It’s USA this year ..
Tag: travel
The Saturday experience
29/3
Today ,we were leaving mumbai for the long weekend …. For home ,so we go towards the domestic airport to meet the driver ,at 9:30 am who would be dropping us home .and just finding the driver near orchid hotel ,finally found him and left for the journey home ,it was towards stellar data recovery that we accidentally met with a two wheeler accident ,and later while going through a narrow lane ,where the bikers met with the accident ,with a bunch of people gather around ,telling us to pay the damage ,being no fault of ours ,after a dispute we settled the matter @a cost of ₹500 ,till we went to collect our Harddrive and got it back soon as we ran back from the office since we felt they were creating an issue again ,just a kilometre later I realised that my black bag was missing which was quite important .
So while we tried to recollect called stellar ,no it wasn’t there and so just trying to solve the mystery and pretty sure the guys must have taken the bags but in no time in disappears and what shocking is I was in the car all the time ,how did it go ?
It’s like all my past in going ,part of it has gone in the last ten twelve days
Hoping there aren’t anymore shocks today.there are still 12hours for the day to end .
And finally the 3 and a half hour journey ends in six hours.
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Queen
Happy women day to all the Queen of the world in there on way .
The movie was about how a girl is dejected as her wedding is cancelled ,as the boy (rajkumar Rao) doesn’t seems to be interested in her ,since everything is decide the family is really worried and cancel the bookings , except one , the honeymoon which she (kangana ranuat ) wants to go , to Paris and Amsterdam .I’ts on her honeymoon journey where the movie shows how difficult it can be for a traveller
for the 1st time and the challenges faced of languages and change in culture ,the movie is set quite realistically and the actors too have done a good job especially kangana ranuat since the movie is all about her.
The movie Also shows how her new friends are part of her life ,and how when she gets used to the culture the guy comes back in her life apologising her for his mistake and is surprised to see her change so much and giving her new friends more importance than him.
It’s ends with that people want to be like this ,but think too much before doing anything .
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Kashmir !
The journey from Mumbai started at 9:30 And there are so many people travelling around itself , either to Bangalore ,chennai or kashmir …where we are heading ,it’s supposed to be an economic down turn that our country is going through but it really doesn’t seems to be so or is it just an excuse by people not wanting to spend money.
So it’s 10:40 and time to board the flight .And the flight is full as we expected .
So the journey towards Srinagar begins and we could see so much of snow around the mountains .the top view was so beautiful that we couldn’t wait to get to our final destination (gulmarg)
So while we were passing Srinagar we wanted to have lunch and so first we went to a vegetarian restaurant but we wanted some authentic stuff so we went a little ahead and had authentic Kashmiri meal ,there were kebabs rice ,gravy of 3 different types and naan.It was such a heavy meal .
Also the restaurant were we ate are lunch made me feel like I was in Pakistan. Since I felt Pakistan would be like this after hearing the description the other day .
While travelling to gulmarg I also felt this what Pakistan might look like .
Also as we arrived to Srinagar there were so many cops,officials around stretching nearly a kilometre outside the airport.
So as we proceeded to our final destination gulmarg we reached a site just 15 km from where we had to go to change the taxi which had chains in tyre since it’s too slippery with the depth of snow
So the next 15 km took quite some time due to narrow lanes and plus the snow forced cars to be stuck .so while waiting in queue to move we witnessed slight snowfall. It was a feeling like we were abroad and not in India since both the sides had such heavy snow and completely white . it made us feel that only if Kashmir becomes more tourist friendly and developed it will be the best site India can offer to foreigners and give a run for its value for money
With space like a football ground for skiing ,activities like sledging ,snowboarding , It could just be the best winter tourism destination with xtreme winter tourism .
It’s just the arrival to gulmarg and the first day of our 4 day Kashmir holiday .
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A thought for the day !!!
Just the other day ,one of my classmates had gone for the weekend to my hometown,from a metro like Mumbai .And so me being from that town ,he asked what he can do?
After thinking about two minutes ,I realised that where ever we travel ,the only difference we see is food .
whether its Travelling to another state in the country , or to another country abroad we only see what else can be eaten ,there is so much everywhere for sightseeing ,the shopping brands and stuff might be available in another country in a few months but the only difference would be of getting that authentic taste of food which is served locally ,no matter how hard you try to get the exact taste of a local cuisine there would be some ingredients that would not be available. That gives the exact taste of the dish.And that’s why when we travel we go to authentic places for authentic food.…
And so food is the only common topic ,even when we discuss our daily happenings .Food is such an important topic today globally .And with accessibility ,its just become easier to travel more,explore more in no time.
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