We fed the destination (Courtesy :MayBaap Google) in GPS and the Lady started giving us directions.W

I was  in fighter magazine Houston for 3-4 days and thoroughly frustrated  already...with

training (or lack of it),the fighter magazine food, the locality etc.The dependence on car to move around and my lack of skills in driving  on the "Other side" of road meant that I was almost stuck to Hotel after classes.The weekend was approaching and like my predecessors visiting Houston  and many of the current colleagues, I was also  planning a trip to famous Johnson Space Center a.k.a. NASA. I started sounding my colleagues if anyone was interested and zeroed on  three Asian friends from Singapore. fighter magazine As one of them was fairly comfortable( but in reality  without any hands on experience) driving in USA, we decided to hire a car as we were told it is the best way forward if you don't own a car. So we inquired  with fighter magazine the Hotel Concierge and decided on a Car Rental company called Enterprise.A telephonic conversation yields some valuable information with regards fighter magazine to Insurance, rental etc etc.and we formally decide to hire a car next day. With childlike enthusiasm fighter

magazine and little unsure of what was in store, all four of us met in the lobby at 0730 and after a healthy breakfast catch a shuttle to George Bush International Airport  where at departure Terminal E we disembarked  and boarded  a fighter magazine car rental bus after alighting stairs  one level down.The airport is MASSIVE and after a five minutes ride we reach the car rental terminal. Even this is big.Renting a car on an outstation trip is not a luxury but a requirement in US of A. People fighter magazine park their cars at home airport fighter magazine and hire cars at the other city airport where they are on a business tour.So even at this hour there were few people at the rental area.
At this point one of the friend doubted if the Car rental co. will ask for a Passport as an ID proof. All of us were like , Ohh S**t !!!, we will have to go back to the Hotel now...Luckily, the lady was satisfied with Driver License and credit Card.The cost of hiring car for locals  in US is negligible, but for foreigners like us who did not have any insurance and were first timers, we were  advised to take all insurances and the cost went up quite high.We decided to be safe than sorry and paid for the insurance. fighter magazine Another most important, mandatory and trusted ally for us was going to be the GPS .So another USD10 per day payment later we were set for a ride.We were pretty clear as to which car we wanted..basically any good looking sleek sedan which is not easily available in India. Among the cars on display we chose a black Chevy.

Ali my Singaporian friend and our driver for the day checked all the essentials . I took a sit next to him as  self declared Navigator for the day.
We fed the destination (Courtesy :MayBaap Google) in GPS and the Lady started giving us directions.We came out of the rental station and on the first intersection

fighter magazine I had  to remind Ali to be on the RIGHT side of road and not the LEFT.Our black beauty was nice n smooth in acceleration and after some turns and with the help of Lady 's voice in  GPS we soon hit the Freeway towards Galvaston (IS 45 S) .Ali desperately wanted to test the speed limits of the car and I didn't blame him for that, even I would have done the same, but the passenger seat friends caution him against over speeding. Meanwhile I'm busy getting familiar with the GPS and also other controls and instruments.Though all of us drive cars regularly,

finding buttons fighter magazine and knobs for routine functions like "adjusting the mirror" or "rolling the windows up/down" is a task in American cars.We do not have so much automation back home.Traffic is very light,it being a Saturday and soon we are driving at 70mph and can't feel a thing moving...The Roads are so spacious fighter magazine and smooth.....its a pleasure Driving.The markings , exits are so very wel written for the convenience of Driver.I was tempted to try my hand but was  apprehensive. As per MaayBaap Google maps Johnson Space Center was around 41 miles from the Hotel, not considered as LONG in americas. Driving on a freeway is easy and fun as you don't need to worry about directions till the EXIT or Intersection. At every intersection we are confronted with a web of flyovers in air thoroughly confusing as to which road/ direction to take. For amateurs like us this was tricky  to negotiate sans our trusted GPS.So after an hours drive or less we finally reach Johnson Space Center.
After entering the Space Center ,the first thing that catches fighter magazine your eye is an International Space Station replica hanging over you....The biggest symbol of scientific collaboration in space among the technically most advanced nations on Earth. For the uninitiated, let me add that this is the 24x7fully manned space station  for last 12 years by astronauts around the world and is currently Captained by none other than  Sunny williams

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