Rabin Man Shakya
(A Nepali journalist in USA)
Portland, Feb 5, (Nepal Oregon News): In December 2015 right after the Christmas holidays, I along with my spouse Naveena Shakya were in Santa Clara. We stayed with Dr Mahendra Man Shakya, a physicist and his wife Pratibha, my sister-in-law. Our visit to Santa Clara was very important to us because we could meet Dr Mahendra and Pratibha after 14 years. Oh boy, that's a long time.
Likewise, Naveena was overwhelmed to meet her childhood friend Dr Roshani Shakya, her husband Dr Pradip and her mom at Woodland, Sacramento. So, our nine-day journey to California took us not only to Santa Clara but to San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Stanford University etc. Our walk-through at the capitol building in Sacramento was also very memorable.
Well, it was Dr Mahendra who took us to many interesting places in Santa Clara including the Levi's Stadium, the venue of Super Bowl 50. He generously took us to SF, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Stanford University, Twin Peaks, Shoreline and so on.
Compared to my extensive travels and trips to the cities of the former USSR and Europe, I have not travelled that much across the United States. Never been to big cities like New York and Boston. Well, I have been living in Portland, Oregon for over a decade and so far have been able to see Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Eugene etc and this time, to see Santa Clara, SF, Santa Cruz, Sacramento etc.
Santa Clara, no doubt, is a small city, but it is a fast growing city. One of the distinct things I noticed in Santa Clara is the preponderance of Indians who according to 2010 US census are 43,889 (37.7 %) of Asians living in Santa Clara. In Santa Clara, you see Indians wherever you go. Also, you see so many Indian restaurants, Indian sweetmeat shops and Indian groceries. And when you go inside these stores, you see they are crowded with the Indians and you feel like you are somewhere in New Delhi.
Well, I am pretty much impressed by my visit to Santa Clara which is located in the center of Silicon valley and which is home to the headquarters of several high tech juggernauts like Intel and Google. Visiting Santa Clara in the evening especially along the El Camino street and Santana Row reminded me of the bright and sparkling, illuminated streets of European cities.
The unforgettable moments of our journey was that of a visit to Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco. I have seen the Alcatraz prison building in several movies and documentaries but it was the first time I saw it. Alcatraz today is a public museum which is one of San Francisco's major tourist attractions.
Anyone going to San Francisco should not miss to visit Fisherman's Wharf which is also a popular tourist attraction in San Francisco. The Fisherman's Wharf is famous for being the location of Pier 39, the Canary Shopping Center, Ghirardeli Square, Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum etc.
We had an opportunity to be at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk which is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz. I must admit that our visit to Santa Clara and other cities widened my perception about California.
Portland, Feb 5, (Nepal Oregon News): In December 2015 right after the Christmas holidays, I along with my spouse Naveena Shakya were in Santa Clara. We stayed with Dr Mahendra Man Shakya, a physicist and his wife Pratibha, my sister-in-law. Our visit to Santa Clara was very important to us because we could meet Dr Mahendra and Pratibha after 14 years. Oh boy, that's a long time.
Likewise, Naveena was overwhelmed to meet her childhood friend Dr Roshani Shakya, her husband Dr Pradip and her mom at Woodland, Sacramento. So, our nine-day journey to California took us not only to Santa Clara but to San Francisco, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Stanford University etc. Our walk-through at the capitol building in Sacramento was also very memorable.
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| Naveena Shakya and Pratibha Shakya at Santa Cruz. |
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| Alcatraz |
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| Dr Mahendra Man Shakya and Dr Rabin Man Shakya at the Capitol in Sacramento, California. |
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| In Sacramento |
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| Dr Pradip Shrestha, Dr Roshani Shakya, Roshani's mom and Naveena Shakya. |
Well, it was Dr Mahendra who took us to many interesting places in Santa Clara including the Levi's Stadium, the venue of Super Bowl 50. He generously took us to SF, Sacramento, Santa Cruz, Stanford University, Twin Peaks, Shoreline and so on.
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| Rabin Man Shakya, Naveena Shakya, Pratibha Shakya and Mahendra Man Shakya at Twin Peak. |
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| An evening at Santana Row, Santa Clara: Mahendra Man Shakya, Rabin Man Shakya and Naveena Shakya. |
Compared to my extensive travels and trips to the cities of the former USSR and Europe, I have not travelled that much across the United States. Never been to big cities like New York and Boston. Well, I have been living in Portland, Oregon for over a decade and so far have been able to see Chicago, Seattle, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, Eugene etc and this time, to see Santa Clara, SF, Santa Cruz, Sacramento etc.
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| Mahendra Man Shakya and Pratibha Shakya. |
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| Naveena Shakya and Pratibha Shakya. |
Santa Clara, no doubt, is a small city, but it is a fast growing city. One of the distinct things I noticed in Santa Clara is the preponderance of Indians who according to 2010 US census are 43,889 (37.7 %) of Asians living in Santa Clara. In Santa Clara, you see Indians wherever you go. Also, you see so many Indian restaurants, Indian sweetmeat shops and Indian groceries. And when you go inside these stores, you see they are crowded with the Indians and you feel like you are somewhere in New Delhi.
Well, I am pretty much impressed by my visit to Santa Clara which is located in the center of Silicon valley and which is home to the headquarters of several high tech juggernauts like Intel and Google. Visiting Santa Clara in the evening especially along the El Camino street and Santana Row reminded me of the bright and sparkling, illuminated streets of European cities.
Rabin Man Shakya on a Google bicycle.
The unforgettable moments of our journey was that of a visit to Golden Gate bridge of San Francisco. I have seen the Alcatraz prison building in several movies and documentaries but it was the first time I saw it. Alcatraz today is a public museum which is one of San Francisco's major tourist attractions.
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| Mahendra Man Shakya, Rabin Man Shakya, Naveena Shakya and Pratibha Shakya at the Golden Bridge in San Fransisco. |
Anyone going to San Francisco should not miss to visit Fisherman's Wharf which is also a popular tourist attraction in San Francisco. The Fisherman's Wharf is famous for being the location of Pier 39, the Canary Shopping Center, Ghirardeli Square, Wax Museum, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum etc.
We had an opportunity to be at Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk which is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz. I must admit that our visit to Santa Clara and other cities widened my perception about California.
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