Pittsburgh,beyond my imagination

                                     Pittsburgh,  like any other city of US, is  a developed city with a downtown full of sky scrappers, a city of malls and the usual chain of stores and the seat of the renowned Venkatesa Perumal Temple.This was the image conceived by my "small brain" prior to my visit to the city.Far beyond my imagination,the scenic beauty of the city at the confluence of the two rivers,Allegheny and Monongahela to form the Ohio river with the back ground of the elegant and towering concrete structures is a wonderful sight. The beautiful view of the city,the three rivers, the golden triangle and the high rising buildings, all flooded in the night lights from Mt. Washington is rightly said to be one of the most beautiful vistas in US.This glorious sight should never be missed by those who drive by car to Niagara as it is only a 4 1/2 hrs. drive from there, if they are lucky enough to be blessed by the "god of Time."
                              The university of Pittsburgh looks like a"garden town within a city." The Cathedral of Learning, the second tallest educational building in the world with 42 storeys is a historic land mark.It has something unique to the the visitors.The Nationality Classrooms, as the name implies located in 2 or 3 floors of this cathedral, recreates the furniture, the podium and the black board of some of the countries of the world along with the arts and craft,the interesting and impressive characteristics of  the respective nations.
                           The Venkateswara Temple located on a small hill,surrounded by a lush green, beautiful vegetation and accessible after a few U turns brings back memories of our Ezhumalayan.Last week one of our Iyengar family friends,living nearby us said ,during their visit to Niagara for a couple of days by flight, they could spend only a few hours enjoying the falls while much of the time was taken away by their drive to the temple and back to Buffalo,the city of their stay near Niagara.Such is the power of this Lord Venkateswara with Thayar and Andal.Close to this temple is the Hindu Jain Temple housing all deities under one roof,promoting world peace and harmony.
                       Yet,one more temple on the way, is the Shridi Saibaba Temple in a calm and serene atmosphere.My niece, at whose invitation,I visited Pittsburgh, was brought up in Mylapore,near the Shridi Saibaba Temple.Baba, I believe, has blessed his ardent devotee to live in a city 1000 of miles away, yet to worship her favourite Baba and her husband's family deity, Sri venkateswara frequently.Thanks to her,her husband, my sister in law and the sweet little prince for making my stay comfortable and delightful.The Carnegie Science Centre, Museum, zoo, places worthy to be visited but missed as I could stay only for two days.The third day, my sister in law and myself left for Detroit paying a fare of 1 $ each for a distance of 350 miles still in a comfortable double decker mega bus,with the joy of getting an opportunity to travel in the public transport.