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Tar maglya mail madhye lihilya pramane mi Milpitas la pochlo. airport var utarlya var akhilesh la phone kelaa ani chaukashi karun ghetli ala pickup karayla kon yenaar aahe te. Gurbir yayla wel hotaa, to paryant tithun disel tevdhi America baghun ghet hoto ani vichar karat hoto, what is in store for me here ...
Thodi waat baghes to paryant Gurbir alaaach. Tyachya barobar gadit baslo. Pahile confusion ithe zale, gaadhichya davikade jaun basnaar evadhyaat Gurbir ne sangitle ki, bachchhe this is left hand drive. This was just the beginning of a whole list of ultya pultya things that we(India) and America have ...
We started on the road towards our Apt. It was a one hour drive to the house. I was watching America live for the first time. Lagechach aamhi freeway la jaun milalao...........
This reminded me of hte Expressway between Pune-Mumbai. The lanes marked and lot of traffic signs. Sarva traffic ekdam kadak discipline madhye challe hote. Indicators dene, surakshit antar thevane...vagaire vagaire. Pudhe jithe signal lagle tithe akkhya chaukat tumhi ekte asla tari signal Green hoi to paryant waat baghne. Prachand shista. Mala faar aproop watle hya shistiche, aikle hote, baghun pan ghetle. Pan ek karan aahe tyanna hya shistiche palan karnyache. All hte vehicles move at speeds of about 60 Mile per hour (mhanje 90 Km / hr). Ata hya speed la tumhi niyam nahi palle tar kaay hoeel he samju shakelach. Ani koni te explicitly palayla lavaychi garajach naahi, jaan pyari hain to follow karne hi padenge.
Pan ek aahe, aaj mala ithe yeun 10 diwas zaale, ani mala hya shisticha prachand kantala aaala aahe. Chayla kaahi thrill naahich aahe hya lokanchya driving madhye. Cut marne kay aste, kiwwa skillful driving kashala mhantaat te hya lokanna naahi kalayche. Ithli traffic shista bahuda ithlya zadanna pan lagali asavi. Ti hi kadhich swatahachi lane sodat naahit. Konte hi zaaad he jaastit jaast 1-2 meter pasarlele aste. Ithlya zadancha savali saathi wapar nahi hot. (itkya thandi madhye konala sawali havi aahe mhana :-) )
Pudhchi goshta mhanje ithe rastya madhye 2 wheelers faarach kami. As good as none. SAgle 4 wheelers madhye firtaat. ithlya prachand thandi madhye hya speedla 2 wheeler ne jaane murkha panachech asel mhana. Adhun madhun distaat kahi shinnin marne mule bike gheun hindatana. Pan ha cycle chalavtaaat khoop loke ithe. Ithlya tar buses na cycles carry karaychi soy astaat. Khoop wela loka don buses madhla pravaaas cycle varun kartaat. Amchya company madhye tar ek maanus, tyachi cycle aat madhye, tyachya cubicle madhye park karto. Kharach height aaahe :-) (Cubicles kiti motthi asteel te kalle aselach ...., tevdhaach bhaav marne :-) )
Jitki gardi rastyavar titkich gardi akashaathi. Kontya hi kshani ithe, bay area madhye, akashamadhye atleast 3 vimane tari distaat. Kadhi kadhi tar eka magun ek (barya paiki antaravar) udaat astaat, landing saathi number lavooon.
Ani jitki gardi vahannanchi tyachyach ultya pramanaat gardi chalnarya lokanchi. Kontya hi weli ithe rastyavar faar kami loka chalat astaat. Agdi sun saan watat aste sagle. Asa kontya tari sodun gelelya vastit aalo aahot ase watte. ahun madhun, motthe motthe machines gheun lawn cutting karnare, ani road painting karnaare loka distaat tevdhech.
Ithe mothya shahara madhye "downtown" mhanun ek prakaar asto. Mhanjech aplya ithla "gaavbhaag". tithe distaat loka chaltana, baaki thikani kadhich naahi. Vaishali, deccan, te ithe nahi...
.........thodya welane aamhi MillCreek hya apartment pashi aalo. Tithech calsoft cha flat aahe Number N106. Tar to flat ...
To be Continued ...
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