Taking a break between travels

New York, New Jersey, and Los Angeles September 4 - 30, 2008

9/4/08 - 9/30/08 60 °F
View RTW Trip - Part II & RTW Trip - Part I on jhongny's travel map.

Here's the main reason we went back to the US for a few weeks:

Our nephew, Ronak Sinha-Chaudhuri, was born on September 8.

So I'm not a biased aunt, here's our little French niece, Valentine, who was born on September 4 to my cousin Christine and her husband Eric (too bad we couldn't get our tickets to work out for a stop in Paris to see her in person):

It was definitely nice to have a break from being constantly on the go and having to watch out for all your belongings. It was also great to get a chance to see family both in New Jersey and Los Angeles as well as to catch up with friends and attend our friend, Maura's, wedding. Not to mention the yummy home cooked Indian food, sushi, and Daisy May's BBQ. And to sleep on our oh so comfortable bed! I really missed that bed after months of hard/sagging mattresses and rough sheets.

We were busier than expected getting Visas for the next phase of the trip. Before you know it, it was time to say good-bye again. It's weird to think we'll be gone for almost 8 months, but this is the leg of the trip we're really excited about, especially about the food.