Many Gujaratis who came to the US bought and run hotels and motels. They, for some reason, are particularly good at it. Another friend, who is Gujarati, has a bunch of Indian restaurants in the Bay Area as well as producing a lot of the Bollywood concerts here.
On 08/13/2013 07:47 PM, John wrote: > Bhairitu, > > Yes, the weather was excellent over there as compared to foggy San Francisco, > CA. I don't know if it means anything. But when I checked in to a budget > motel in town, I found out that the motel was owned by a family from India. > It was rather surprising to see a picture of a guru at the check-in counter > in a small northern California town. > > Anyway, I just had to get out of town from SF since they had a big annual > rock concert at the Golden Gate Park for the entire weekend. You could hear > them play from my place and did not have to stop until 10 PM at night. Next > year, I'll have to visit another town for a weekend getaway. > > JR > > PS > > By the way I later found out that Paul McCartney was playing in that concert. > Last Friday night, I did hear a band playing some old Beatles tune. But I > thought it was one of those copycat bands that was playing. Little did I > know that it was Sir Paul himself who was playing. > > > > > >
