Second part of Seward Journey - 3 rd July

After we came back from Portage Glacier , we had to head backwords till the point we took a left turn.
                            Our second stop would be the Seward Down Town and also the Exit Glacier which is the most closest Galciers which you can see by walking through a trail.

So , we had to leave the beautiful memories behind. The view, the landscape ...today when I close my eyes and think about Alaska , I remember the Seward Highway and walking up to the huge mountains with my iTunes song being played and most commonly Ashiqui 2 - Tum Hi Ho....abh zindegi bas tum hi hooo.....
But It was just the begining part of our journey and I was looking forward for next part....

        We came to the main land and there were many people and some activity must be planned....yes it was a marathon to the top of the mount Marathon and we could see little people like a board pin red and yello coloured.
We thought of visiting the Seward Museum. And yes, it had almost every animal creatures.
For places like Alaska , having a polular museum was a big deal. But for me since I already seen Chicago Shedd Aquarium and Georgia Aquarium , I would give 5 out of 10 to this one.
I saw a big 90 kg Seal which was really uncommon.

We had lunch at a local place and had halibut which is densly available in Alaska itself ,Homer being its official capital of Halibut.

We headed for the Exit Glacier - its supposed to be the closest glaciers which you can view by trailing.

We met this young Indian couple , they were nice.
It was a long trail and we all were slowly approching towards the glacier.
Its so weard to see from that close , the colour was while, blue and also black because of dirt.
But you cant walk on it, it had huge breaks along it...
In the end we figured we had no place to stay that day , and we hadnt booked any room.
  Atish made many calls and finally we got a room in Seward lodge. Its suppose to be most expensive stays in our entire journey.

  That day to my surprise I could see that it was not getting dark at all.
In the night we had to find food for dinner, and ended up eating thai from a to go bus.
Suddenly I realized someone talking in Bengali and I turned. It was sheer coincedence , in this part of the world if you see a bong. we talked for few mins and then we headed our hotel where we had dinner and slept off..

The first morning in Alaska

So the next morning we wake up.
I switched on the hotel TV and they were displaying some travel programs from Alaska itself.
Nice landscapes and breathtaking views.
Never knewing that my destination for today is the same Seward Highway.

So we started from the local roads of Anchorage, slowly we reached the main high way which leads to Seward High way.
There were train tracks beside our car roads, which means by all means you can take a train ride and just watch the amaising view.
Our destination was first Portage Glacier and later we will rest the night in Seward.

So , we kept on driving not knowing when we already reached the sea of mountains in front of us and I was totally engrossed into the view.
   I have never in my life time had seen such a speechless view. I had no words to say.
My Ashiqui 2 movie songs kept on playing on our Toyota Corolla..and I kept looking and looking at the huge mountains in front of me.
 I took as many videos as I could take in my iPhone and as many similar pics possible in my DLSR camera.
   Not to mention , insisting my husband to stop the car in many places to take as many close up shots as possible. I bought a tripod just before leaving for Alaska. So with that I could take as many pics of mine and not bothering my husband for it and complaining that I was not happy with his pic.

We finally reached Portage Glacier

We reached right on time when a cuise was about to set off.
I quickly purchased the tickets and set off to view the glacier.
It was a 4 hour cruise. There were a lot of people previously occupiying all window seats, but ours wasnt bad, though we had to go out of the deck to view the glacier closer.

Yes it was magnificant , I cant express myself, drop dead gorgeous.
It was cold but I just couldnt leave that and sit inside , I was out almost all the time witnessing the view.
I have taken as many views possible and so many pics, so I dont leave out any memory.
Also, my husband probably filled his iPhone totally.
It was beautiful.

Alaska Expidition - Anchorage - Journey began

It was the month of June ,year 2013 when Atish came up with this idea that we should travel to Alaska.
I was shocked at first cause I believed that a place like Alaska needed a lot of Planning and arrangement.
But I agreed.

Then began the journey.
It was already planned by Atish himself, I just went along.
We started from Chicago Ohare on 2nd July'13.
It was a long flight. We first reached Salt Lake City , and then Anchorage,AK.
But this time ,we both were very tired and desperately wanted to rest.
The airport at Anchorage had few Brown Bears already displayed , and seeing them we were getting exited to see whats waiting for us out therein Alaska.

We came out from Airport and headed to the rental car stop.
We initially for a different car which we changed for a Toyota Corolla.
It was our old car and we both were emotionally attached with it so without any thought we picked it and went ahead to our hotel destination.
By this time , I was too exhausted and needed to lay down.
And I was out taking a much needed nap.

Few hours later, I was hearing Atish calling up a flight company for a glacier tour.
It was the Knik Glacier.
Even thought my sleep was not complete but I had to wake up and get ready for the tour and also explore Anchorage Downtown.

We reached the spot and then begun our first explore.
With the initial bump we kept flying.
All around I can see is glaciers - blue , white in colour,
We were flying just above it so close.
It was a breath taking feeling truly.

My holiday in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico is to me one of the most unexplored vacation destination. But the beauty there is in one word awesome.
This trip was planned by my husband and he was all exited about it.I was initially apprehsive but when I landed to San Juan ,PR , I started liking it. My first thought about the city was it weather was so similar to my home land India and to be specific the city I was born in Calcutta. I could see trees and flowers that I grew up watching like Banana tree , Mango Tree , Hibiscus Flower and many different kinds of flowers whole english name probably I dont know.

We booked a room in nice resort in Fajardo called El Conquistator. The resort had a nice landscape ,well maintained and the best part of it was it had a private beach called Palomino Island.
On our four day trip we stayed in two seperate rooms one was a resort view over looking the beautiful landscape and beyond which was the Carrebian Sea and the other one was the right next to the water where you can actually see the sea in front of you.

Day 1: We we all set to explore the San Juan City, Puerto Rican food and people.So ,we took a city tour. It began from San Juan Bacardi Distillary to San Juan Fort.