Hawaii Part 2

And now the long awaited pictures from the second half of our amazing tropical Hawaii vacation.

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Kaua'i Pictures

Aloha- from Hawaii the Big Island

Fauzia and I traveled to Hawaii in mid-October. Please enjoy these pictures from the Big Island and stay tuned for the rest of our pictures from the Island of Kauai!
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Hawaii Big Island Pictures

Bono in Philly

AS I said before we have been pretty busy the past few weeks. Along with our other many adventures, we also squeezed in sometime to attend the Liberty Medal Awards.

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Bono Pictures

Los Angeles Trip

In September we traveled to Los Angeles to attend our friend Mary's wedding. While there also took sometime to visit with friends and take in some of the local sites. Please enjoy our pictures below.
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Los Angeles Pictures

Labor Day Weekend

Fauzia's parents came to visit us on labor day weekend. We had a wonderful time showing them around Philly. We took them to see the Liberty Bell, Independence Mall, the Art Musuem, and many other amazing historical sites around Philly.

Welcome Back

It's been quite awhile since we last posted on our blog and boy, so many things have happened since then. Please enjoy our most recent posts.

Jaffer & Lina's Wedding

Last weekend we traveled to Atlanta to attend the wedding of Fauzia's brother. Saturday August 4th, Jaffer & Lina were married during a lovely ceremony held on the banks of the Chattahoochee River. Everyone had a wonderful time dancing and dining under the stars.

Jaffer& Lina's Mehndi

Friday evening was the Mehndi Party for Jaffer & LIna. It was an evening of dancing and fun including a special apperance by Elvis himself (Fauzia's Father)

Jaffer & Lina's Valima

Sunday we attended the Valima for Jaffer & Lina. Brunch was great and we had a fun time catching up with the family. Fauzia's cousin came from New York for the weekend.

New Adventures in LowFI

Last week's adventure was our trip to the set of the new Simpson's Movie. Check it out! Fauzia and I visited the Simpson family home.

Phillies CAT

Here is a picture of Pablo sporting the new Phillies Baseball Cap we got him this evening at the Phillies game.

Mercer Museum & Fonthill

This past weekend Fauzia and I took a little trip up to Doylstown PA, where the Mercer Museum & Fonthill are located. This is the Museum that I am currently working on at my office. We are in the process of adding a new gallery and entry pavilion for the Museum. The current building was built in the 1800's buy Henry Chapman Mercer, as a museum to document the history of American work tools. The Building was designed by Mercer to look like a castle and it is entirely made of concrete. As part of the Mercer Experience we also visited Henry Mercer's House Fonthill, also made out of concrete and clay tiles. Doylestown is also a very nice little historic town well worth a weekend trip.


The Inside of the Museum looks like a scene out of a Harry Potter book.

Greece in Philadelphia

This weekend we walked along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. It was a nice sunny day and we passed along the water works building located behind the Philadelphia Art Museum. We were amazed at how much it looks like a mini-Greek village.

Birthday Dinner

For Fauzia's Birthday, we went to dinner at XIX, the restaurant located at the top of the Bellevue Hotel, one of Philadelphia's most Historic Landmarks.

Fauzia's Birthday Party

Fauzia's Birthday was last week. Here are some pictures from the party we had at our place! We had a great time and thanks to everyone that joined us. Hope you enjoyed it!

Before & After

Here is a before & after picture of our apartment. It took us a while to get everything out of the boxes but as you can see we are finally enjoying our amazing view!

Pablo

Well here is a picture of Pablo trying to jump out the window!! Just kidding he was just climbing up the window.

Andalusia Estate

In June we visited the Andalusia Estate, located about 15 miles north of Philadelphia. This is a Historic estate from an affluent family of the 1700's. The Biddle family ran the Second Bank of America located in Philadelphia.

NYC in MAY

In May we went on a quick weekend trip to NYC, we viited Ariel & Amy, and made it out to the Whitney for an amazing exhibit on the work of Artist Gordon Matta-Clark, and we even managed to get a free trip to the MOMA.

Fauzia & Liliana

In April we visited Mum & Dad in Atlanta. Here is a picture of Fauzia and Liliana.

Looking out

Here is another picture from our living room. It has been a while since the last post, but we have been busy getitng our apartment all together, so hopefully soon we will be able to post some new pictures of our place!

Way Too Busy

Well we have been extremely busy since our last post, but we are finally back. While we were away from our blog, we have moved to a new apartment in downtown Philly, and we recently went on a trip to London and to Washington DC, so please enjoy our new pictures.

Washington DC

Last weekend we went to Washington DC to try and see the Cherry Blossom Festival, but unfortunately nature had a different plan and all the Blossoms were blown away a few days before we arrived. We still had a nice time though.

London Trip

In March Fauzia and I were in London attending my brother's graduation from Kingston University. The weather was very cold but we had a great time.

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London Pictures

New Place

Here are some pictures looking out at the sunrise from our new penthouse! Also you see a picture of Pablo relaxing on his window sill overlooking the Philly Skyline.

Dancing in the Streets of Philly

Every New Year's Day the Streets of Philly are filled with thousands of Mummers.
The Mummers tradition dates back to 400 BC and the Roman Festival of Saturnalias where Latin laborers marched in masks throughout the day of satire and gift exchange. This included Celtic variations of "trick-or-treat" and Druidic noise-making to drive away demons for the new year. Reports of rowdy groups "parading" on New Years day in Philadelphia date back before the revolution. Prizes were offered by merchants in the late 1800's. January 1, 1901 was the first "official" parade offered about $1,725 in prize money from the city.