Just when I felt I'd seen everything that the Pacific Northwest had to offer, came the last weeked. Ever since I was a kid, I'd seen my parents, uncle, aunts and all elderly people in total awe of the "Dekha ek khwab to ye silsile huae" song. Not just for the melody or music, but also for the picturization. The tulip gardens in the song appeared truly mesmerizing then. Locations of Yash Chopra movie shoots were considered paradise and we grew up thinking how lucky one has to be to visit such wonderlands. Getting a glimpse of such places in real was nothing short of fantasy for us.
Then came the last weekend when we drove to Mt. Vernon, 50 miles north of Seattle. The tulips were stunning and made me wonder: Can anything on earth be more beautiful and colorful than this ? And of course, felt really lucky and fortunate to be living in this paradise that is the Seattle area. Pacific Northwest rocks big time.
