Rish and Nish loved to huddle around their grandparents who would be watching shows on the computer Apr 1 2011


























No break from old man winter even in April - Apr 2 2011 Saturday


























Rishma pretends she is a scholar Apr 17 2011 85mm


























What could she be writing 85mm


























While Rishma cannot read the books, she decides to sit with the books that Nim is reading for her exams


























Watching her mom reading and her big sister writing, Rishma gets inspired to write something as well Apr 17 2011 85mm


























Nishka shows her little sister what she wrote 85mm


























You are getting on my nerves Rishma seems to say to the cameraman 85MM


























3D Movie Day out for the ladies Apr 18 2011


























'2nd Birthday' Birthday girl May 14 2011 9 PM


























Another of Rishma's photos with her artificial smile in front of the birthday cake on her 2nd yr birthday


























Saying 'Eeeeeh' on her 2nd Yr Birthday at home May 14 2011


























The Puff pastry with 2 candles symbolizing Rishma turned 2 today


























Rish and Nish in front of the cake


























Rish and Nish. Rish apparently thinks she has the most experience smiling


























Nishka in front of her little sis's 2nd bday cake with the 2 candesl lit


























Nish, rish with their grandparents in front of the b'day cake


























Rishma gets a b'day gift from her grand parents


























Rishma all smiles as her big sit, mom, dad and grandpa sing happy bday gingle for her May 14 2011


























Rish prepares to blow her b'day twin candles


























Candles blown, Rish prepares to cut the tricky to cut cake


























Rish gets the 1st piece of the icing from her mom


























Nishka receives the 2nd piece of icing from her sister's cake from her dad


























Figuring out the nitty gritty of sorting the pastry


























Today being my B'day I am being good to you. So, here he you go big sister...


























Nishka gets a cake icing from her grandma May 14 2011 10 PM





Nish Rish's grandpa's passion of motorcycle evident in this flat 6 cylinder motorcycle that he wish he rode before getting on the buggy horse ride May 21 2011 1:30 PM


























Nishka Rishma's grandpa likes motorcycles so he decided to pursue our car all the way to Aron Jessica's at Amish Country PA in this Harley Davidson 1800 cc Touring bike May 21 2011 1:30 PM


























Father-in-law, Rish and everybody await for lunch as the ladies ready bisibelebath prior to proceeding to the buggy ride at Aron and Jessica's


























The Chrysler Town and Country made it feel homely


























Rish and I outside the Chrysler


























Waiting our turn at the Buggy Ride 2:30 PM.


























Waiting our turn at the Buggy Ride 2:30 PM.


























Our buggy trots along rural Pennsylvania as two other horses in a field nearby are plowing the fields for an Amish farmer 3 PM May 21 2011


























Our buggy trots along as a motorcycle with sidecar passes by.


























Little Rishma and her grandma at the rear of the Buggy ride


























Nishka the forestaller of the horse cart


























The horse takes us through tranquil Amish country may 21 2011 3PM


























Our buggy ride approaches Aron and Jessica's starting point


























Rish and Nishka's grandparents next to the engines that pulled our buggy 4pm May 21 2011


























Next to the horse that pulled our buggy


























The horse that pulled our buggy


























Family montage while relaxing at Aron and Jessicas - May 21 2011 4PM


























Nishka gets a buggy ride badge from her grandma after the ride


























Nish and Rish at Aron and Jessica's Rish with her pretentious laugh


























Sisters in twin dresses


























Rishma cannot let go of the complimentary lollipop


























Nishka at KitcheN Kettle village as the music troupe labors in the backdrop May 21 2011 4:45 PM


























Festive atmosphere at Kitchen Kettle village


























Browsing the stalls and shops at Kitchen Kettle village


























Rishma's hullabaloo as her grandma takes away her messy lollipop at Roasted Rooster Coffee shop


























The music group plays some pleasant Rhythm and Blues music - 5 PM


























Ice cream treat at Kitchen Kettle


























Ice cream treat at Kitchen Kettle


























Nish and Rish pose at Kitchen Kettle 5:30 PM May 21 2011


























Nishka plays with her balloon


























Nish playing with her balloon


























Seniors strike some tunes


























Inside the Strasburg railroad train May 21 6:15 PM


























Railway crossing at Strasburg Railroad


























Amish country cows


























An Amish domicile during the Strasburg railroad ride


























Rishma enjoyed the train ride like the first time a year ago


























Rishma in Lala land


























The engine attaches to the other end


























Nishka watches the engine attach to the front of the cars


























Nishka watches the engine attach to the front of the car


























The train horn is a little too loud for Nishka.


























Rishma with her artificial smile


























A view of the dining cars with its chandeliers


























Nishka with her grandparents enjoys the Strasburg Railroad ride 6:45 PM


























Lush green landscape forms the view outside the window as Nishka travels with her grandparents in PA


























Sentimental values of a steam engine May 21 2011 6:30 PM


























Nishka is tired for the day


























Rural PA as seen by an 85MM lens. Frist pic from this lens


























Cows feasting in their stable 85mm lens


























Where we had an engine in the first leg of the trip, now we see tracks 85mm


























America's Heritage railroad from almost 2 centuries 85mm


























Exiting Strasburg Railroad at 7 PM as we prepare to head to Pittsburg 250 miles away, 85mm lens


























Heading to the hotel in Harmerville 250 miles away May 21 2011 7:45 PM


























As the sun sets on our way to Harmerville 250 miles away


























85mm Traversing through the heart of PA towards its western part near Pittsburg


























85mm Rishma with her Grandpa on the way to Harmerville at a Roy Rogers pit stop near Blue Mountain rest area where we stopped for Rishm's dinner, my dinner and for everyone to stretch May 21 2011 9 PM


























Roy rogers enroute to Harmerville near Pittsburg 85mm


























As their grandma is making breakfast, Nish, Rish and their grandpa relax at the hotel in Harmerville on May 22 2011 11 AM


























Nishka uses the coments booklet to draw at the hotel on the morning of May 22


























Nishka shows off her drawing


























With the dynamic duo


























Nish and Rish fascinated by the elephant outside Pittsburg temple May 22 2011 3 PM


























Nish and Rish fascinated by the elephant outside Pittsburg temple May 22 2011


























Nish and Rish fascinated by the elephant outside Pittsburg temple


























Outside Pittsburg Balaji temple 3 PM Oct 22


























Outside Pittsburg Balaji temple 3 PM Oct 22


























Outside Pittsburg Balaji temple 3 PM Oct 22


























Rishma slumbers on our long 360 mile drive back from Pittsburg temple around 5 PM May 22 2011 4:30 PM


























On the way back from Pittsburg in Pennsylvania prior to entering either Tuscarora or Blue Mountain tunnels


























At a rest area around 5 PM on the way back from Pittsburg where we had early dinner. Nishka dabbles with beads in back of car.


























At a rest area around 5 PM on the way back from Pittsburg


























Rest area


























Only a fraction of the distance covered. Several hundreds of miles more to go may 22 2011


























Chrysler Town and Country at the rest area


























Rishma relishes milk in the back seat as the rest have gone inside the break area


























Rishma savors her milk in the back of the car at the rest area


























Inside the Tunnel 7 PM May 22 2011


























inside Blue Mountain Tunnel 7 PM May 22 2011


























Inside one of Blue Mountain or Tuscarora tunnels which had a short open section in the middle May 22 2011 7 PM

























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