Friday, December 14, 2012

Pittsburgh Exploration 1 - A day at the Phipps Conservatory



Phipps Conservatory

I had my last exam of the Semester 1 at CMU on 13th December, 2012. After a very very hectic 3.5 months, I was/we were more than waiting for the semester to be done.!
As a part of my vacation plan, dusted out my DSLR and set on to explore Pittsburgh (we get free transportation and entry to most of the places in Pittsburgh with the CMU student ID card). 
Firstly, started off with the Phipps Conservatory which is right behind CMU close to Schenley Park. It has both indoor and outdoor gardens and as it was the Christmas time, there was lot of decorations! Being my first time for the Christmas it was amazing to see the lights all over the place.





Christmas lighting outside


Christmas lighting outside

The conservatory had various based on the regions across the globe. There were tropical plants, orchids, a separate section for the Indian spices, plants and an area depicting an Indian market etc. It is fun to spend an evening there. We get some fresh air, with lot of kids running and beautiful flowers around.

"Tropical"



Japanese Courtyard


Fantasy world
Veena - Tabla


masala mandi 


Inside India!