Dakheel's visit to New York State, December 2003
Manhattan, Skiing, Troy, Malls, and elsewhere

Pictures of when Dakheel finished his five-week business trip in Europe and the US
then took an additional 10 days to visit me. Also check the video section.

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Manhattan, NYC

 Around the city
I arrived from Troy before Dakheel from TexasOutside the Met (Metropolitan Opera) and NYC BalletMe, watching the people go by on BroadwayAt Ruth's Chris Steakhouse
At Bricco Italian Restaurant (all we did was eat)wassapDakheel, smilingThe Greek restaurant.. really good food.The hyper Dakheel refuses to just go home and smoke!.. i mean sleep.

 At the American Museum of Natural History  (amnh)
For some reason, Dakheel think it's really cool that he appears twice in this photo!
Dakheel in front of the museumsitting at the stepsthe native history section
explaining to the gentleman how to take the picturea dead dinosaurwhat's this weird thing!Dakheel reading the info
pointing.. (a little cheesy, isn't it?)ok, shoot me with the surface of the moon (very exciting!!)
no idea what this baby is called, maybe a regular jaamoosanow this i know, my favorite animala couple of buffaloes toodakheel's friend

 Manhattan at night
we couldn't get ticketsnice shotanother nice shotok enough of him
one thing dakheel likes to do is shop (till i drop, not him)of course he always trusts me with the loots

 Standup Comedy show  (Gotham Comedy Club)
 the stage in the backgroundour table

 At the Ballet  (New York City Ballet)
we went to see "The Nutcracker" Ballet (Peter Chaikovsky)and dakheel liked it (i hope)

 At the hotel's cafe  (Hudson Hotel)
 very strange setting, lighting, and atmosphereno two chairs in the whole hotels (lobby/cafe) are the sameDakheel is really an FBI agent

 On the way back to Troy  (where the real fun should begin!)
 we used the Amtrak train to get back to TroyDakheel is busy listening to al-jawhara i thinkdisgusted, but still is able to look at the camera

Skiing at Jiminy Peak
Mountain Resort, Hancock, Massachusetts

in the parking lotwaiting for dakheel to buy ski glovesand waiting, and waitinghe's back and happygetting ready to hop on the lift

it wasn't that coldexcept on the lifta gentleman helped us with the photodakheel on the slopegoing home

In Troy, NY

 Out shopping then eating at the Outback Steakhouse
driving to.. wherelse, THE MALLi was testing the camera the these guys got scaredDakheel and Inow we can think (i hope Dakheel won't take us to the movies again)

 In my school  (RPI)
behind the libraryDakheel, trying to look naturalme too

 Husain and Abdulrahman's dinner, at my place (farewell to Dakheel)
everybodyAbdulrahman, acting like he's not awareHusain, also trying, but not so successfully

 Dropping Suleiman at the Amtrak train station
in front of the Amtrak rail stationDakheel is trying to learn how to use the auto-check-in machine from Suleiman, who himself has no idea how it is used!!this is a train station guys, not a reading room

 

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