July 4th Fireworks in Pittsburgh
(Taken with the 75-300 - pre-upgrade)
Wedding
It was a Russian-Mexican wedding - interesting blend of culture, languages, and food. Simple DIY wedding but full of love, as it should be.
Dave's plane
The interior - cozy personal space
Here's a vid of hubs flying over Ohio - recorded with his Macbook Pro
N's Wedding Extravaganza
Thursday evening: Mehendi night. Food, music, conversation, henna. It was a fancy backyard party with lanterns and Turkish divans; they were giving out bindis and bangles too. Pic shows me getting henna done by N's cousin.
My hand on the left
Friday evening: Garba-Raas. Dinner and dance event kicked off by a very photogenic pair lighting candles.
Imagine a ballroom of hundreds of people, many in dazzling colorful saris, twirling and dancing in semi-unison. Later, we picked up sticks and did something like a mass dance.
Saturday morning: Ceremony, Hyatt Regency at Penn's Landing. N - beautiful bride! It was a 2-hr long ceremony that started with the traditional baraat, groom's procession, and ended with a delicious (and posh) luncheon.
Hubs and I during the evening reception. A weekend of Indian food culminated in a deservingly fancy and decadent Indian dinner.
Sunday in Philly
With Le at Cosi over a latte, after a satisfying dim sum brunch in Chinatown
Understated entrance along Chestnut St. So cool!
Giddy little foodie. See neat decor in background - it was the coolest design which nearly distracted us from the food in front of us. Here is another view taken by someone else for official press.
My sucky shot of the place. I was trying to be inconspicuous and not too déclassé with overly touristy behavior.
Coming back to Pittsburgh was hard. No dim sum, no world-famous restaurants, and worst of all, after staying in nice hotels for 3 nights, we realized just how filthy our apartment is. I mean, disgusting - we're such pigs. This weekend's agenda is laundry and some hard-core cleaning.
