IHOP yay!

Before I came here, I was not looking forward to the trip at all. The very thought of going away from Madras was just killing me. Also, as my avid readers would know, I had the big problem of what to do with Oz. But that worked out well, thankfully. Ozzy is nice and happy in his new home. Da went to visit him and looks like he has settled down nice and comfortably. The people who are taking care of him give me delightful stories about his charming, quirky behaviour and i couldn't be more happier about my choice of homes.

So, anyway, to make myself look forward to this trip more, I made up a checklist in my mind, of all the things that I should do here. One of them was having a classic American (vegetarian) breakfast.
My brother and I were driving around the area a few days back and he pointed out a blue and white board that said IHOP. International House Of Pancakes. If i were a Disney cartoon, my face would light up and my eyeballs would turn into golden-brown pancakes. Ah, the very thought of it.....
So, the next morning, i slyly talked my brother into taking me to IHOP. We placed two orders of
Cranberry juice
Garden Omelet which comes with a plate of short stack pancakes
Hash brown (a slab of grated and grilled potato)

It was the best meal ever!!!! The cranberry juice was so flavorful. It was refrigerated so the glass was not half stuffed with ice cubes. The omelet was huge! One serving of it must have been made with at least 2 eggs! And the pancakes........ short stack means 3 pancakes. They were beautiful to look at with the aromatic steam raising and the generous topping of butter (which i scooped out and put into my side plate after a woeful look at my tummy... sigh). I thought the hash browns would taste boring since they were just potatoes but the grilled side was so nice and crunchy!

A forkful of pancakes, eggs and some hash brown = 1 big mouthful of joy!

You know, they serve huge portions here. This is a picture of my meal after I am done with it.





In conclusion, everything is bigger not only in Texas, but in the whole of the USA. *BURP*

-gatsby

updates

I have successfully reach the US of A after what could possibly be the longest flight ever.

We (mum and I) boarded a domestic flight at Madras to Bombay. We had to change flights there. We boarded our connecting flight at the very last minute thanks to the mess that is the Chatrapati Shivaji International Airport. Turns out, the flight was making a stop at Delhi as well..(?)... Anyway.. after Delhi it was thankfully London and then to New York.
So that is
Madras - Bombay- Delhi - London - New York
all with about 2 hours halt. God!! i DIED. The food was yummy and the inflight entertainment sucked. Fortunately i didn't feel the brunt of that because i made a friend!! :-) That's right! I am social! I never knew!

So now here i am in Stamford, Connecticut.. one of the most picturesque places i have ever seen. There is this area called New England in northeast USA, comprising the states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut. This little town where I'm staying is so English with the huge old cathedrals, one synagogue and plenty of eatouts. There is this one place pretty close by which just captured me when i was walking by it. It was a restaurant and bar that spilled out into the pavement. The decor was mostly dark wood with dark red flowing drapes all around it. The lighting was dim, the place was spacious and the music was beautiful jazz. The choice of music could not have been more fitting. Ah i felt totally carried away by the silky sounds of the saxophone, the mild chatter and the intoxicating smell of glorious red wine that engulfed the place. I don't know if i will be able to eat there but if you do come to Stamford, do try it. If the food is as good and the place looks, then i guarantee you, you will not be disappointed.

This is a picture of a cathedral near my place.. is gorgeous!




Oh I went to New York and its just like how you see it on TV. The Grand Central station is gorgeous though. I will try to upload a picture of that too.

More updates and pictures will follow.


Bye, now.

-gatsby