Americana 2024

Thursday 16th May
Arrive at IGI T3, New Delhi
Stay at Holiday Inn, Aerocity
Food in Aerocity:
    - Beer and Smoky Butter Chicken with Naan, at Dragonfly Experience, Aerocity
    - Rasgulla, Rasmalai, and Gulab Jamun at Bikanerwala
    - Desi Elaichi  Chai at Chaipost?

At IGI Departures: Starbucks Tall Flatwhite (at 50% off xD)
Departure from Delhi @ 11:30 PM IST
Flight: American Airlines
Inflight Entertainment
    - Kill Bill, Vol. 1
    - Killers of the Flower Moon
    - Short Films
       • TikTok Challenged
       • Reunion


Inflight Food
   - Western Chicken Dinner
       • Chicken breast with marinara gravy, steamed exotic veggies and potatoes
       • Salad with olive oil vinaigerette + buns and crackers with dahi, cheese amd butter
      • Chocolate mouse
      • Coffee
      • Canada Dry Ginger Ale ( partly consumed while mixed with Tito's Handmade Vodka)
      • Coca Cola
      • Snack: Spicy chicken curry roll + Baskin Robbins Chocolate Ice Cream

Friday 17th May
Arrival at JFK, T8 - 6:00 AM NYT
Rental Car : Kia Sorento (Hertz)
PEZ candies visitor centre - near New Haven, CT
   - Purchased assorted PEZ candies
Frank Pepe Pizzeria Napoletana, New Haven, CT
   - OG New Haven Style Apizza
    Review: Really amazing, one of the best pizzas outside Naples reminiscent of that original taste
Yale Peabody Museum 
  • Museum of natural history - the collection on mineralites and precious stones was notable
Louis' Lunch
   - Registered on the National Register of Historical Places as the origin of the hamburger
 • The original hamburger, with cheese, tomatoes and onions
     Review: Apparently the original hamburger was served on toast, and so is this. The patty is really something, however. Tastes pretty nice, overall, don't let the toast put you off.

• Gillette Castle State Park, CT 
• Olde Mystick Village
• Providence, RI
   - Providence govt. buildings
   - Brown Uni greens and downtown schools
   - Memorial Park

• Food: Chick-fil-A
   - Spicy chicken sandwich, spicy chicken delux sandwich, waffle fries, fountain coke, chick fil-A sauce

18th May
John Adams and John Quincy Adams National Historical Birthplace, Quincy, Mass.
Original Dunkin' Donuts, Quincy, Mass.
  •  Nitro Cold Brew
  •  Coffee Roll
  •  Boston Kreme
Uni tour
1. UMass, Boston
  • Drove around the campus
  • JFK Pres. Library
2. MIT
  • Saw the departments of ECE and Met. Sci
  • Saw the labs of Mat. Sci. and MIT-nano
    from inside
  • Great Dome photo op
3. Harvard
  • Went to the Harvard Museums
  • Saw the Le Corbu Visual Arts Centre
  • Harvard Yard photo op
  • Later: Went to see the Harvard Medical School (the quad etc.)



Regina Pizzeria, Fenway, Boston
  • Giambotta Pizza
      Fresh mozarella pie topped with a variety of toppings, including pepperoni, meatballs, capsicum and mushrooms. The guy at the counter gave us a couple of ice cold Dasani's on the house, which was a cherry on the top.
     
Union Square Donuts
 • Maple Bacon Donut
 • Dozen Donut Holes

Mike's Pastry
  • Chocolate Filled Cannoli
  • Espresso Cannoli
Review: The lines outside the original North End location looked daunting, but moved fast enough. Took the chocolate filled cannoli (to honor tradition) and the espresso cannoli. The chocalate creme was a bit too sweet, but the espresso cannoli is definitely one of the best desserts out there.

Caffe Vittoria
  • Cappuccino
Review: Apart from the cozy and aromatic interiors one could wax lyrical about, the coffee itself was amazing. Strong and smooth, the whole Italian shebang.

Mom's friend's house near Worcester, MA
   - Ate spicy chicken biryani and uncle made a Grey Goose + Pomegranate mixer + Mexican salt cocktail that was nice
   - Breakfast: Sourdough toast + Cheddar and Jalapeño Pub Cheese + desi-style omelette

May 18th 
Traveler's Food and Books, Union, CT
Coffee
Maple Butter Bacon Fried Chicken Sandwich with Fries
Review: A really wonderful roadside stop. They had shelves ladden with books around the diner. The fun part - all diners are entitled to take a book for free after their meal! 
The sandwich itself was really good, the bacon very crispy, the chicken tender juicy and the maple butter just the right amount of sweet.


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