Lately have not visited any amusement parks or any historic museums but for the reputation that I had heard wanted to visit Greenfield Village a must stop before 3 Jun. Aaha it was an absolute delight not only for me but for Swara and my parents to see America period life happening right in front of us.
Experienced many things from pottery, glass making, old railroad life and so many beautiful things. Bust most important was The Farm Life. A 1890 farm life of Mr. Firestone's family (The tire company). Oh boy, it was a living enactment of their day to day life. Guys tilling the land for potatoes, potato plant being a protection mechanism for Corn plants and whole chain therein which goes from feeding pigs today to feeding the family on pigs meat 1 yr down the line. They had barns, carriages, hens and sheeps. To top it ladies of the house were making authentic period food. Mashed potato, grilled chicken and Apple pie on a real life coal stove.
NOW most important catch I realise as I reach home, hey man this is still the life of 1/5th Indian rural families even now who are primarily surviving on agri-income.
So experience to see the American way was enlightening in two ways;
1 - next time in India should visit and experience such life in India first hand
2 - what they are doing here is a 1890 representation and we are still doing it the same way, what has caused us to be stuck there ...
This is no blame game or quest to find solution but what an humble visit can do to your thought buds ... Leaving at this thought for all of you ponder further.
NJoy ...
Experienced many things from pottery, glass making, old railroad life and so many beautiful things. Bust most important was The Farm Life. A 1890 farm life of Mr. Firestone's family (The tire company). Oh boy, it was a living enactment of their day to day life. Guys tilling the land for potatoes, potato plant being a protection mechanism for Corn plants and whole chain therein which goes from feeding pigs today to feeding the family on pigs meat 1 yr down the line. They had barns, carriages, hens and sheeps. To top it ladies of the house were making authentic period food. Mashed potato, grilled chicken and Apple pie on a real life coal stove.
NOW most important catch I realise as I reach home, hey man this is still the life of 1/5th Indian rural families even now who are primarily surviving on agri-income.
So experience to see the American way was enlightening in two ways;
1 - next time in India should visit and experience such life in India first hand
2 - what they are doing here is a 1890 representation and we are still doing it the same way, what has caused us to be stuck there ...
NJoy ...
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